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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	Morgan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.205644
Longitude	-90.003979
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	38127, 37733
Area Code	901, 865
County Seat	Wartburg

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About Rugby, Tennessee

Rugby is a locality in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Rugby is located at 35.2056°N, 90.0040°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 38127, 37733.

Rugby clings to the high, verdant plateau where the cool, persistent presence of Cox Branch cuts a rhythmic path through the dense, deciduous woodland. It lies 11.0 miles east of Fentress, TN (from Fentress, TN: bearing 94°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north of Morgan. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, often filtered through the canopy of the Rugby Designated State Natural Area, which preserves the rugged terrain as if guarding a deliberate, quiet stillness. To the west, the Cumberland Mountains rise in a soft, hazy blue silhouette, while the immediate horizon is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Polecat Hollow. Sunlight strikes the forest floor in elongated, amber shafts, illuminating the path toward the nearby Double Falls, where the water’s persistent descent provides a constant, low-frequency hum against the silence of the woods.

Rugby emerged from the ambitious dreams of Victorian-era visionaries who sought to establish a cooperative, utopian settlement amid the timber and stone of the Tennessee wilderness. The local economy, once tethered to the industrious efforts of those early settlers who attempted to harness the land, now finds its purpose in the stewardship of its own historical architecture and the preservation of a unique, transatlantic cultural heritage. Visitors often wander toward the edges of the settlement, where the proximity of Scott State Forest and the quiet waters of Dead Mans Pond offer a stark reminder of the wild, untamed geography that surrounds this intentional experiment. Life in Rugby persists with a deliberate pace, favoring the maintenance of its timber-framed legacy over the rapid pace of modern expansion.

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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