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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 Monticello, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monticello 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 Monticello:
    • 35.952841, -86.879168
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Monticello
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Monticello ...

We found 41 communities that share the name Monticello.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Monticello.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Wilson County
      • This Monticello is located in Wilson County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Monticello.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Monticello is located in Pike County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Monticello.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Monticello is located in Drew County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Monticello.
    • California
      • Napa County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Monticello [Napa County].
    • Florida
      • Jefferson County
      • This Monticello is located in Jefferson County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Monticello.
    • Georgia
      • Jasper County
      • This Monticello is located in Jasper County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Monticello.
      • Richmond County
      • This Monticello is located in Richmond County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east southeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Monticello.
    • Illinois
      • Piatt County
      • This Monticello is located in Piatt County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Monticello.
    • Indiana
      • White County
      • This Monticello is located in White County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Monticello.
    • Iowa
      • Jones County
      • This Monticello is located in Jones County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Monticello.
    • Kansas
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monticello [Brown County].
      • Johnson County
      • This Monticello is located in Johnson County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Monticello.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Monticello is located in Fayette County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Monticello.
      • Wayne County
      • This Monticello is located in Wayne County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Monticello.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Monticello.
      • East Carroll Parish
      • This Monticello is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the southwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Monticello.
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Monticello [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Monticello is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Monticello.
    • Minnesota
      • Wright County
      • This Monticello is located in Wright County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Monticello.
    • Mississippi
      • Lawrence County
      • This Monticello is located in Lawrence County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Monticello.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • Although located in Chariton County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Monticello.
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Monticello.
      • Lewis County
      • This Monticello is located in Lewis County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Monticello.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This Monticello is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the west of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Monticello.
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Monticello [Sierra County].
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Monticello [Otsego County].
      • Sullivan County
      • This Monticello is located in Sullivan County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Monticello.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Monticello is located in Guilford County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the east of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Monticello.
      • Iredell County
      • This Monticello is located in Iredell County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Monticello.
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Monticello [Washington County].
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Monticello [Fairfield County].
      • Van Wert County
      • This Monticello is located in Van Wert County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Monticello.
    • Ontario
      • This Monticello lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Monticello is located in Columbia County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Monticello.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Monticello lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Fairfield County
      • This Monticello is located in Fairfield County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Monticello.
    • Texas
      • Titus County
      • This Monticello is located in Titus County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Monticello.
    • Utah
      • San Juan County
      • This Monticello is located in San Juan County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Monticello.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Monticello [Albemarle County].
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Monticello [Cowlitz County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Green County
      • This Monticello is located in Green County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Monticello.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monticello ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Forest Home
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grassland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Williamson County
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Landings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
    • Landings is located in Williamson County
  • Liberty Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
    • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Magnolia Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
    • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
  • Mudsink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mudsink have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
    • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
  • Rebel Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
    • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • River Rest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
      • River Rest is located in Williamson County
    • Riverview Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
    • Rolling Rivers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
      • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
    • Royal Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
      • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
    • Settlers Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
      • Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
    • Walnut Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County

How Far From Monticello 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 Monticello to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Monticello to Nashville, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monticello. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Monticello) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monticello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9528, Longitude: -86.8792       In this case, the coordinates for Monticello have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monticello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Monticello 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Monticello to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.848 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.824 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.781 degrees.









 

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