Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Montpier Farms:
  • 35.984507, -86.938891
  • 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 Montpier Farms

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Montpier Farms is near Davidson County and also Cheatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham 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 Montpier Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montpier Farms ...

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.

• Forest Home
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Grassland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grassland is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Hunters Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Longwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longwood is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Magnolia Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
• Poplar Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills
• Rebel Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
• Red Bud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Red Bud is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
• River Rest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • River Rest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Rest
• Settlers Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
• Walnut Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Montpier Farms 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 community such as Montpier Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Montpier Farms and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Montpier Farms to Nashville, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'