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Gruetli-Laager Tennessee Map

Explore Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee

How to Use This Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Tennessee or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gruetli-Laager.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityGruetli-Laager
StateTennessee (TN)
CountyGrundy County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude35.372571
Longitude-85.637403
Population1,742
Density53.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code37339
Area Code615
County SeatAltamont
School DistrictGrundy County School District

About Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee

Gruetli-Laager is a locality in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,742. The population density is 53.1 people per km². Gruetli-Laager is located at 35.3726°N, 85.6374°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gruetli-Laager is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37339.

Gruetli-Laager emerges from the high, verdant plateau as a singular point where the land yields to the persistent carving of the Rocky Mountain Creek. It lies 4.3 miles east-southeast of Grundy, TN (from Grundy, TN: bearing 118°T), and is situated 12.8 miles west of Dunlap. The landscape here is characterized by a firm, earthen resilience, where the soil holds the damp chill of the morning long after the sun has climbed above the thickets. To the west, the deep, shadowed contours of Elder Thicket Gulf pull the eye toward a horizon that feels ancient and undisturbed, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a quiet sentinel against the far sky. The air carries the scent of damp moss and pine, a cool, clean weight that defines the atmosphere of the high ground, punctuated only by the low, rhythmic murmur of the creek as it tracks its path through the limestone bedrock.

Gruetli-Laager preserves the echo of its Swiss heritage, a legacy that remains visible in the way the land was cleared and organized by early settlers who sought a life defined by the quiet labor of the plateau. While the local economy has transitioned from the industrious extraction of coal that once dictated the pace of life, the character of the people remains tied to the deliberate, steady movement of the seasons. Residents find their solace in the proximity of the Savage Gulf Designated State Natural Area, a vast expanse of wilderness that demands a slower, more intentional pace of life. Even the water of Big Creek Lake, lying a few miles to the north, mirrors the stillness of a community that prefers the solitude of the woods to the frantic noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Collins River Bridge Crossing (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 052° NE
  • Savage Gulf Designated State Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 052° NE
  • Grundy Forest Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 216° SW
  • South Cumberland (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Dunlap Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 090° E
  • Danny Cove (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 193° S
  • Prentice Cooper State Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 143° SE
  • Suck Creek Mountain Cherokee Village (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Judge M.M. Allison (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 138° SE
  • Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 112° E
  • Rebel's Rest (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 234° SW
  • Cumberland Caverns (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 353° N
  • Old Shelter (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 353° N
  • Memorial Cross (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 234° SW
  • The Suck (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 287° W
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 284° W
  • The Park Theater (Theatre) — 22.7 mi, 340° N
  • Flat Top Mountain Farm (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 090° E
  • Lodge Museum of Cast Iron (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 188° S
  • Beene Stadium (Stadium) — 25.6 mi, 189° S
  • Burritt Alumni Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 021° N
  • Woodland Tiger (Public Artwork) — 28.3 mi, 139° SE
  • Russell Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 28.7 mi, 199° S · 308 acres
  • Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 31.5 mi, 186° S · 16k acres
  • Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 48.7 mi, 144° SE · 752k acres
  • Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 58.2 mi, 116° SE · 662k acres
  • Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 62.7 mi, 115° SE · 37k acres
  • Big Frog Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 65.7 mi, 112° E · 8,502 acres

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About This Gruetli-Laager Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.372571, -85.637403. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Gruetli-Laager includes the ZIP code (37339), telephone area code (615), county seat of Grundy County (Altamont), and school district assignment (Grundy County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.