Fact Sheet

Rutherford County, Tennessee Fact Sheet

Location:

• 30 miles southeast of Nashville on I-24
• 25 miles from I-40 via SR 840
• 30 miles from I-65 via SR 840
• Located within a day’s drive of 75 percent of the population of the United States
• Nicknamed the “Heart of Tennessee,” Rutherford County is the exact geographic center of the state of Tennessee
• 35 miles from Nashville International Airport-BNA

Attractions:

• Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center
• Cannonsburgh Village
• Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
• Fortress Rosecrans
• Geographic Center of Tennessee Obelisk
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Murfreesboro Greenway System
• Murfreesboro/Rutherford County Center for the Arts
• Nissan North America, Inc.
• Oaklands Historic House Museum
• Rutherford County Courthouse
• Sam Davis Home and Museum
• Stones River National Battlefield
• Tennessee Livestock Center
• Tennessee Miller Coliseum
• The Heritage Center

Lodging:

• 2,713 hotel rooms in Rutheford County
• All properties are in close proximity of restaurants/shopping, etc.
• One full-service hotel
• 16 hotels offer suites
• 15 hotels offer continental breakfast

Recreation:

• Six public golf courses that are open year-round for the golf enthusiast
• City parks, playgrounds, recreation areas and greenways
• Hiking/fitness trails at Barfield Crescent Park
• Lighted softball/baseball fields, tennis courts, soccer fields, indoor/outdoor basketball courts
• Indoor/outdoor public pools at Sports*Com and Patterson Park Community Center
• Go USA Fun Park
• Great fishing at J. Percy Priest Lake and the Stones River

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