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36.898979, -83.253788
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We found five communities that are also named Rhea.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Rhea.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Calloway County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rhea [Calloway County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Etowah County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rhea [Etowah County].
Arkansas
Washington County
This Rhea is located in Washington County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<3> to the west of the Rhea that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rhea.
Oklahoma
Dewey County
This Rhea is located in Dewey County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<3> to the west of the Rhea that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Rhea.
Texas
Parmer County
This Rhea is located in Parmer County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<3> to the west of the Rhea that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parmer County community of Rhea.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhea ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rhea to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhea and extending to:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rhea to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rhea could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rhea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rhea to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8990, Longitude: -83.2538 In this case, the coordinates for Rhea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.653 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.436 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.996 degrees.