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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Reliance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reliance and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Reliance:
    • 36.573970, -83.806585
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Reliance
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
    • Since Reliance is near Bell County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Reliance

Communities Also Named Reliance ...

We found ten communities that are also named Reliance.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Reliance.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Polk County
      • This Reliance is located in Polk County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Reliance.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Reliance is located in Sussex County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Reliance.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Reliance is located in Dorchester County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Reliance.
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Reliance lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Reliance is located in Montgomery County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Reliance.
    • South Dakota
      • Lyman County
      • This Reliance is located in Lyman County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyman County community of Reliance.
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Reliance is located in Brazos County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Reliance.
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This Reliance is located in Warren County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Reliance.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Reliance is located in Pierce County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Reliance.
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • This Reliance is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reliance that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Reliance.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reliance ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Combs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Combs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
  • Fork Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marion is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Pearl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
  • Premier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
  • Speedwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Fork Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
  • Town Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Valley Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
  • Yellow Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Reliance to ...

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 Reliance to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reliance and extending to:

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reliance to Tazewell, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reliance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Reliance 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 Reliance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5740, Longitude: -83.8066       In this case, the coordinates for Reliance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.985 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.769 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.32 degrees.