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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Flat Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Grundy County
- Greentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hobbs Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill
- Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Mountain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Sanders Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Crossing is located in Grundy County
- Sweeton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Hill
- Sweeton Hill is located in Grundy County
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<2> beginning in Laager and extending to:
- Altamont, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laager to Altamont, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laager. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laager) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laager. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3726, Longitude: -85.5989 In this case, the coordinates for Laager have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Laager to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.041 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.381 degrees. |