Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Montvale Springs:
  • 35.641195, -83.960459
  • 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 Montvale Springs

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Montvale Springs is near Monroe County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Montvale Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montvale Springs ...

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.

• Bestview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bestview is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestview
• Blockhouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blockhouse is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
• Cherokee Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Chilhowee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
• Chilhowey ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chilhowey is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowey
• Clover Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Forest Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Glen is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Green Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Happy Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Happy Valley is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Heritage Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Mint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mint is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
• Sixmile
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sixmile is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Springview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Springview is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview

How Far From Montvale Springs to ...

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 Montvale Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Montvale Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'