Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cartwright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cartwright and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cartwright
- 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 Cartwright:
- 35.279477, -85.457938
- 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 Cartwright
- 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 Sequatchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
- Since Cartwright is near Marion County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cartwright ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Cartwright.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Cartwright.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Smith County
- This Cartwright is located in Smith County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Cartwright.
- Smith County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Cartwright is located in Limestone County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Cartwright.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Cartwright is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Cartwright.
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Cartwright is located in Clinton County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Cartwright.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Cartwright.
- Manitoba
- This Cartwright lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Cartwright lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- North Dakota
- McKenzie County
- This Cartwright is located in McKenzie County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKenzie County community of Cartwright.
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Cartwright is located in Bryan County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Cartwright.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Cartwright is located in Elk County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Cartwright.
- Texas
- Kaufman County
- This Cartwright is located in Kaufman County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Cartwright.
- Wood County
- This Cartwright is located in Wood County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west southwest of the Cartwright that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Cartwright.
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Cartwright [Chippewa County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cartwright ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Harris Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ford
- Harris Ford is located in Sequatchie County
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Springvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Hamilton County
- Suck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
- Suck Creek is located in Marion County
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
How Far From Cartwright to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cartwright to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cartwright and extending to:
- Dunlap, which is the Seat of Sequatchie County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cartwright to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cartwright. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cartwright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cartwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2795, Longitude: -85.4579 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Cartwright 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 Cartwright 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 312.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.697 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.346 degrees. |