Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rival, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rival and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rival
- 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 Rival:
- 36.386992, -86.506661
- 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 Rival
- 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Rival is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Rival ...
We found one communities that share the name Rival.
Within Tennessee, the name Rival is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Rival in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rival ...
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.
- Cages Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cages Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
- Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cairo Bend Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo Bend Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
- Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottontown
- Cottontown is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottontown <3>
- Graball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hall Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Indian Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Meadowvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
- Phosphate ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scottish Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottish Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
- Shackle Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Two Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
- Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Woods Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
- Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Scottish Highlands
How Far From Rival 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 Rival 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 Rival once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rival and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rival to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Rival, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rival) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rival. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3870, Longitude: -86.5067 In this case, the coordinates for Rival have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rival 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 313.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.638 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.517 degrees. |