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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Monte Carlo Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monte Carlo Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • 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 Monte Carlo Estates:
    • 35.285628, -84.809943
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Monte Carlo Estates
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Since Monte Carlo Estates is near McMinn County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Monte Carlo Estates

Communities Also Named Monte Carlo Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Monte Carlo Estates.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Monte Carlo Estates.

Beyond Tennessee.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Davidson County
      • This Monte Carlo Estates is located in Davidson County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monte Carlo Estates that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Monte Carlo Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monte Carlo Estates ...

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.

  • Arrowhead Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
  • Camelot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Eureka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Folger is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • Harbor Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Mount Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Rolling Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
  • Royal Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Tasso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tasso is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
  • Tasso Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
  • Whisperwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood

How Far From Monte Carlo Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monte Carlo Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monte Carlo Estates and extending to:

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monte Carlo Estates to Cleveland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monte Carlo Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Monte Carlo Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monte Carlo Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2856, Longitude: -84.8099       In this case, the coordinates for Monte Carlo Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.561 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.248 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.077 degrees.