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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 Mount View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount View 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 Mount View:
    • 36.054505, -86.618885
    • 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 Mount View
  • 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 Mount View ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Mount View.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Mount View.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Grundy County
      • This Mount View is located in Grundy County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Mount View.
    • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount View [Scott County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Mount View is located in Blount County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Mount View.
      • Cullman County
      • This Mount View is located in Cullman County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Mount View.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mount View [Contra Costa County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Mount View lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This Mount View is located in Comanche County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Mount View.
    • Ontario
      • This Mount View lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Mount View [Jackson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Mount View is located in Cumberland County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mount View.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Mount View is located in Washington County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount View.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Mount View is located in Greenville County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Mount View.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Mount View is located in Davis County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Mount View.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Mount View is located in King County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Mount View.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Mount View is located in Marathon County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount View that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Mount View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount View ...

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.

  • Bakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
    • Bakertown is located in Davidson County
  • Cherry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
    • Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Couchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
    • Couchville is located in Davidson County
  • Fair Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Fair Oaks is located in Davidson County
  • Four Corners ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Davidson County
  • Pebble Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Pebble Creek is located in Davidson County
  • Ponderosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
  • Rural Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
  • Sandhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Sandhill is located in Rutherford County
  • Walnut Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County

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

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

  • Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount View to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount View. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0545, Longitude: -86.6189       In this case, the coordinates for Mount View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mount View 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mount View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.691 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.657 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.646 degrees.









 

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