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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.
- 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:
- 35.187019, -84.499096
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Reliance is near McMinn County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 ...
- Claiborne County
- This Reliance is located in Claiborne County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Reliance that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Reliance.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Reliance is located in Sussex County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reliance that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Reliance.
- Northwest Territories
- This Reliance lies 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Reliance that is located in Polk County.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Reliance is located in Montgomery County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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 2,100 miles [3,379.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reliance that is located in Polk 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.
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Bullet Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek
- Carlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Dentville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dentville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
- Goosetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goosetown is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ironsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsburg
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maggies Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maggies Mill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggies Mill
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Patty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patty
- Patty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Turtletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yancey is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
How Far From Reliance to ...
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 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:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Reliance to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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: 35.1870, Longitude: -84.4991 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 312.372 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.975 degrees. |
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