Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruthledge Hill:
  • 35.308691, -85.941092
  • 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 Ruthledge Hill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruthledge Hill ...

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.

• Calls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calls is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calls
• Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Gum Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Prairie Plains
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ruthledge Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Valley Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Home is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home

How Far From Ruthledge Hill to ...

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

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

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ruthledge Hill to Manchester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 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 549 miles [883.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'