Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Laager, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laager and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laager

• 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 Laager:
  • 35.372572, -85.598860
  • 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 Laager

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Laager is near Marion County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Laager

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laager ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
• Cedar Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Dogtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Flat Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
• Greentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greentown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Hobbs Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Mountain ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountain is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
• Oak Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Red Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sanders Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
• Sweeton Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill

How Far From Laager to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laager to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laager and extending to:

• Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laager to Altamont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'