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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 Rival, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rival 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Rival is near Wilson County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Rival
Communities Also Named Rival ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- North Dakota
- Burke 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 North Dakota community of Rival [Burke County].
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)
- Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo Bend Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Hall Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Indian Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Meadowvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Phosphate ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phosphate is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scottish Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Shackle Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Two Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woods Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
How Far From Rival 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 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<3> beginning in Rival and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rival to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 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 Rival, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Rival) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rival 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.638 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.517 degrees. |
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