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To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Montclair:
36.354827, -82.393475
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We found nineteen communities that share the name Montclair.
Within Tennessee, the name Montclair is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Montclair is located in Jefferson County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Montclair.
California
Alameda County
This Montclair is located in Alameda County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Montclair.
San Bernardino County
This Montclair is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km] to the west of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Montclair.
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Montclair [Arapahoe County].
Denver County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Montclair [Denver County].
Florida
Lake County
This Montclair is located in Lake County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Montclair.
Georgia
Richmond County
This Montclair is located in Richmond County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Montclair.
Indiana
Hendricks County
This Montclair is located in Hendricks County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Montclair.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Montclair is located in Fayette County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Montclair.
Shelby County
This Montclair is located in Shelby County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Montclair.
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Montclair is located in Norfolk County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Montclair.
New Jersey
Essex County
This Montclair is located in Essex County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Montclair.
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Montclair is located in Cumberland County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Montclair.
Davidson County
This Montclair is located in Davidson County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Montclair.
Onslow County
This Montclair is located in Onslow County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east southeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Montclair.
Scotland County
This Montclair is located in Scotland County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Montclair.
Wilson County
This Montclair is located in Wilson County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Montclair.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Montclair is located in Greenville County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Montclair.
Virginia
Prince William County
This Montclair is located in Prince William County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montclair that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Montclair.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montclair ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Camelot (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Montclair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montclair and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Montclair to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montclair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3548, Longitude: -82.3935 In this case, the coordinates for Montclair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Montclair could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Montclair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.134 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.763 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.795 degrees.