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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reliance
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bell County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Reliance ...
We found ten communities that share the name Reliance.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Reliance.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Maryland
- 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
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
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) - Combs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Fork Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
- Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Premier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <4>
- Stony Fork Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Fork Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Valley Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Yellow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
How Far From Reliance to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reliance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reliance) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.769 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.32 degrees. |