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36.313717, -82.424310
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We found fourteen communities that are also named Reeves.
Within Tennessee, the name Reeves is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tallapoosa County
This Reeves is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Reeves.
Arkansas
Chicot 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 Arkansas community of Reeves [Chicot County].
Newton County
This Reeves is located in Newton County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Reeves.
Florida
Hillsborough County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Reeves [Hillsborough County].
Georgia
Gordon County
This Reeves is located in Gordon County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Reeves.
Kentucky
Estill County
This Reeves is located in Estill County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Reeves.
Louisiana
Allen Parish
This Reeves is located in Allen Parish and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Reeves.
Michigan
Monroe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Reeves [Monroe County].
Newaygo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Reeves [Newaygo County].
North Carolina
Columbus County
This Reeves is located in Columbus County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Reeves.
North Dakota
Stutsman County
This Reeves is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reeves that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Reeves.
Oklahoma
Muskogee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Reeves [Muskogee County].
South Carolina
Colleton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Reeves [Colleton County].
Virginia
Prince George 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 Virginia community of Reeves [Prince George County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeves ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Reeves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reeves and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Reeves to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Reeves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Reeves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Reeves 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.
<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 Reeves 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 Reeves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3137, Longitude: -82.4243 In this case, the coordinates for Reeves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.153 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.778 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.819 degrees.