Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Monteagle

• 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 Monteagle:
  • 35.230132, -85.842737
  • 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 Monteagle

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Monteagle is near Marion County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Monteagle

Communities Also Named Monteagle ...

We found two communities that are also named Monteagle.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Monteagle.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Monteagle in the United States and Canada.

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Franklin County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Monteagle.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Monteagle lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monteagle that is located in Grundy County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monteagle ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bobtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Clifftops
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clifftops is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftops
• Greens View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greens View is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens View
• Hobbs Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
• Martin Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Springs
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ruthledge Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
• Ruthledge Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruthledge Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Hill
• Sand Switch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
• Sanders Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
• Valley Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

How Far From Monteagle to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Monteagle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monteagle to Altamont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'