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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 Rexford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rexford 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 Rexford:
    • 36.369555, -82.165963
    • 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 Rexford
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Rexford is near Sullivan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Rexford

Communities Also Named Rexford ...

We found eight communities that are also named Rexford.

Within Tennessee, the name Rexford is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Rexford [Summit County].
    • Kansas
      • Thomas County
      • This Rexford is located in Thomas County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rexford that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Rexford.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa 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 Rexford [Chippewa County].
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Rexford is located in Simpson County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rexford that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Rexford.
    • Montana
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rexford is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rexford that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rexford.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Rexford is located in Saratoga County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rexford that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Rexford.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This Rexford is located in Harrison County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rexford that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rexford.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Rexford is located in Tioga County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rexford that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Rexford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rexford ...

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.

  • Big Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Carter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Charity Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Charity Hill is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Hill
  • Dogtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogtown is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Fish Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fish Springs is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
  • Gap Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
  • Horseshoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horseshoe is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Hunter
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Pierce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pierce is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Range
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Range is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Rock Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Valley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Park is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Winner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winner is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner

How Far From Rexford 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 Rexford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Rexford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rexford and extending to:

  • Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rexford to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rexford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rexford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rexford 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 Rexford 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 Rexford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3696, Longitude: -82.1660       In this case, the coordinates for Rexford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.61 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.697 degrees.