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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 Mountainville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountainville 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 Mountainville:
    • 35.568136, -84.141578
    • 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 Mountainville
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Mountainville is near Blount County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Mountainville

Communities Also Named Mountainville ...

We found four communities that are also named Mountainville.

Within Tennessee, the name Mountainville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Mountainville is located in Hancock County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountainville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Mountainville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Mountainville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountainville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mountainville.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Mountainville is located in Orange County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountainville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Mountainville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Mountainville is located in Lehigh County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountainville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Mountainville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountainville ...

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.

  • Fourmile Bridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fourmile Bridge is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Bridge
  • Greenback
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
  • Halls Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Howard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jena is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
  • Jones Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Little River ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little River is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Tariffville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tariffville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariffville
  • Tennessee ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tennessee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
  • Three Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Points is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
  • Union Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Union Grove is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Mountainville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountainville and extending to:

  • Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountainville to Madisonville, 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountainville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Mountainville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mountainville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountainville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5681, Longitude: -84.1416       In this case, the coordinates for Mountainville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.168 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.836 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.73 degrees.