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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	Rutherford County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.040893
Longitude	-86.13749
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	37060, 37777, 37184, 38260
Area Code	615, 901
County Seat	Murfreesboro

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About Mount Vernon, Tennessee

Mount Vernon is a locality in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². 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 earth rises in subtle, rhythmic swells, defined by the persistent presence of the Harpeth River just a mile to the west. It lies 14.7 miles west-southwest of Murfreesboro, TN (from Murfreesboro, TN: bearing 239°T), and is situated 5.0 miles southeast of College Grove. The landscape here favors the deep, fertile earth of the middle Tennessee basin, often deepening into the low-lying expanse of Byler Bottoms, where shadows stretch long and thin against the tall grass as the sun begins its late afternoon descent. High humidity often thickens the air during the warmer months, lending a soft, prismatic quality to the light that filters through the dense thickets and surrounding hardwoods. While the distant Appalachian Mountains remain a mere suggestion of jagged blue on the furthest eastern horizon, the immediate terrain feels intimate and grounded, marked by the steady, unpretentious progression of the seasons across open fields and dense, humid woodlands.

Mount Vernon retains a character shaped by the slow, deliberate pace of agrarian life, echoing a history that prioritized the cultivation of the soil and the quiet industry of the interior. The local economy maintains a tether to the land, drawing sustenance from the surrounding acreage and the nearby resources of the Haley-Jaqueth Wildlife Management Area, which serves as a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna. Residents navigate a world where the proximity of J Percy Priest Reservoir offers a singular, expansive contrast to the tighter, river-fed geography of the immediate vicinity. Life in Mount Vernon moves in accordance with the turning of the crops and the seasonal shifts of the watershed, honoring a legacy of endurance where the primary architecture is the fence line, the barn, and the steady, quiet endurance of those who work the earth.

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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