Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sage
- 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 Sage:
- 35.074250, -87.912530
- 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 Sage
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Sage is near Lauderdale County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Sage ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Sage.
Within Tennessee, the name Sage is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Kern County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sage [Kern County].
- Mendocino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sage [Mendocino County].
- Riverside County
- This Sage is located in Riverside County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sage that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Sage.
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sage [San Diego County].
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Sage lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sage that is located in Wayne County.
- Virginia
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Sage is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sage that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sage.
- Uinta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Sage [Uinta County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sage ...
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.
- Big Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Center Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
- Center Star is located in Hardin County
- Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Cypress Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Dart
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Martins Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
- Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
- Melvin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Murphy Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cross Roads
- Murphy Cross Roads is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Ransom Stand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Stand
- Ransom Stand is located in Wayne County
- Stout
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Victory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Sage 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 Sage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sage once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sage and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sage to Waynesboro, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0742, Longitude: -87.9125 In this case, the coordinates for Sage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sage 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.446 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.391 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.42 degrees. |