Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rutledge Falls:
  • 35.420356, -86.136100
  • 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 Rutledge Falls

• 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 Rutledge Falls is near Bedford County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Rutledge Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutledge Falls ...

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.

• Black Jack
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Jack is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
• Bobs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bobs Cross Roads is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Cross Roads
• Busy Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
• Cascade Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
• Dixie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Flowertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flowertown is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
• Glenview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenview is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Johnstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Normandy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Normandy is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <1>
• Plainview Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainview Heights is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
• Royal Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Sevenmile Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill

How Far From Rutledge Falls 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 Rutledge Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rutledge Falls and extending to:

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Rutledge Falls to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'