Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wartburg:
  • 36.104808, -84.597326
  • 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 Wartburg

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Wartburg is near Roane County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Wartburg

Communities Also Named Wartburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Wartburg.

Within Tennessee, the name Wartburg is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Monroe County
    • This Wartburg is located in Monroe County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wartburg that is located in Morgan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wartburg.
  • Ontario
    • This Wartburg lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wartburg that is located in Morgan County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wartburg ...

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.

• Crookedfork ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
• Elizabeth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
• Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Howard Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Howard Mill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
• Islandford ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Islandford is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Nemo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nemo is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nemo
  • From Wartburg to Nemo
• Pilot Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilot Mountain is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Whetstone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whetstone is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

How Far From Wartburg 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 city such as Wartburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wartburg and extending to:

• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wartburg to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'