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Mount Vernon Tennessee Map

Explore Mount Vernon, Tennessee, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Vernon, Tennessee

How to Use This Mount Vernon, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Vernon, Tennessee. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Tennessee or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Vernon.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Vernon
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Monroe County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.040893
Longitude	-86.13749
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	37060, 37777, 37184, 38260
Area Code	615, 901
County Seat	Madisonville

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About Mount Vernon, Tennessee

Mount Vernon is a locality in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. Mount Vernon is located at 36.0409°N, 86.1375°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 37060, 37777, 37184.

Mount Vernon occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, low gurgle of the Left Prong Upper Prong Sinkhole Creek dictates the pulse of the immediate terrain. It lies 13.0 miles east of Athens, TN (from Athens, TN: bearing 99°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Madisonville. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous, earthen stillness, characterized by heavy clay soils and dense thickets that soften the approach to Mason Hollow. Sunlight at dusk catches the sharp edges of the limestone, casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the fields toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Great Smoky Mountains. Five miles away, the South Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area acts as a vast, green lung, tempering the air and drawing a steady, cool draft across the lowlands. The water of Laurel Mountain Lake, resting just two miles from the center, holds a mirror to the sky, its surface often undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of a rising fish or the drift of autumn leaves.

Mount Vernon retains a character forged by the slow, deliberate labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the surrounding acreage long before the modern grid arrived. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with small-scale agriculture and timber management providing a steady, if modest, persistence to the lives of those who remain. Residents looking for a reprieve often travel the eight miles to the Conasauga Falls Trail or venture further toward the spray of Bullet Creek Falls, where the water’s descent provides a rare, kinetic intensity in an otherwise hushed environment. There is a particular weight to the silence here, a quality of isolation that rewards the observant traveler who notices how the light lingers on the ridge lines. Life moves without the urgency found in more congested corridors, favoring the predictable passage of seasons over the clamor of rapid development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 274° W
Cedars Of Lebanon (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 289° W
Long Hunter (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 328° NW
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 288° W
Pea Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 131° SE
Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest, Natural Area (State Resource Management Area) — 12.9 mi, 287° W
Center Hill Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 092° E
Edgar Evins State Park & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 092° E
General Hatton (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 323° NW
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 14.4 mi, 323° NW
J. Percy Priest Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 243° SW
Cannon County Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 171° S
Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 282° W
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 040° NE
Evins Ridge Trail (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 083° E
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 037° NE
Geographical Center of Tennessee (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 225° SW
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 035° NE
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 076° E
Blue Horseshoe (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 224° SW
Artillery Monument (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 237° SW
Church Street Gallery (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 227° SW
Toll Site (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 235° SW
Murfreesboro Art League (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 227° SW
Board and Brush (Arts Centre) — 20.0 mi, 232° SW
Fortress Rosecrans (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.1 mi, 230° SW
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 73.1 mi, 003° N · 51k acres

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