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Rugby Tennessee Map

Explore Rugby, 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 Rugby, Tennessee

How to Use This Rugby, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rugby, 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 Rugby.

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.

City	Rugby
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Shelby County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.205644
Longitude	-90.003979
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	38127, 37733
Area Code	901, 865
County Seat	Memphis

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About Rugby, Tennessee

Rugby is a locality in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Rugby is located at 35.2056°N, 90.0040°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 38127, 37733.

Rugby reveals itself through a landscape of dense, shaded woodland and quiet, earthen trails that wind across a rugged, verdant plateau. It lies 2.9 miles south of Overton, TN (from Overton, TN: bearing 189°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-northeast of Memphis. Frayser Park occupies the immediate grounds, offering a direct threshold into the untamed flora that defines the local topography. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the persistent, quiet movement of the Wolf River as it drifts only a mile away. To the distant horizon, the silhouette of Pecan Ridge marks the edge of the world, while the stillness of the air suggests a place where the earth has long held its breath, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern century.

Rugby carries the weight of a singular ambition, founded as a Victorian-era cooperative experiment that sought to transplant a specific European sensibility into the heart of the Tennessee wilderness. The local economy and daily life remain tethered to the preservation of these historic timber structures, which stand as deliberate, angular silhouettes against the backdrop of the surrounding forest. Beyond the immediate settlement, the terrain drops toward the Saint Claire Crevasse, a deep geologic reminder of the shifting forces beneath the soil, while the calm waters of Sky Lake remain a brief, reflective pause in the landscape two miles distant. Here, the passage of time is measured not in industry or rapid expansion, but in the slow, seasonal turning of the leaves and the preservation of a dream that once looked toward this plateau as a promise of a new, orderly life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frayser Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 199° S
Watkins & O'Berle Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 202° S
Frayser School Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 327° NW
Rodney Baber Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 137° SE
Vietnam Memorial Tree Trail (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 344° N
Hill Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 085° E
Gerber Property (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 244° SW
Grind City Amphitheater (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 223° SW
McCoy Theater (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 165° S
Big Kids (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 186° S
Crosstown Arts (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 188° S
Eagle Lake Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 307° NW
Warthog (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 174° S
African Penguin (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 173° S
Old Forest Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 166° S
Zebra (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 169° S
Ruddy Duck (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 171° S
Korean War Memorial At Veteran's Plaza (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 172° S
Memory Grove (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 172° S
Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 218° SW
Sky High Ride & Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 218° SW
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 214° SW
W. C. Handy Home and Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 209° SW
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 213° SW
The Eel on Beale (Withers Museum) (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 210° SW
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Gallery) — 6.5 mi, 149° SE
To Fuller (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 211° SW
TO Fuller State Park (2021 Addition) (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 209° SW
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 311° NW · 11k acres
Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.7 mi, 014° N · 25k acres

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