Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rymers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rymers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rymers
- 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 Rymers:
- 35.132021, -84.430482
- 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 Rymers
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Rymers is near Cherokee County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rymers ...
We found one communities that share the name Rymers.
Within Tennessee, the name Rymers is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Rymers in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rymers ...
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.
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Burger Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burger Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Chanceytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Copperhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperhill
- Copperhill is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperhill <3>
- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Ducktown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ducktown <3>
- Fields of the Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields of the Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of the Wood
- Fields of the Wood is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Polk County
- Ironsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Maggies Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggies Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggies Mill
- Maggies Mill is located in Polk County
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Polk County
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <3>
- Turtletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtletown
- Turtletown is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtletown <3>
How Far From Rymers 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 Rymers 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<4> community of Rymers once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rymers and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rymers to Benton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rymers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rymers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1320, Longitude: -84.4305 In this case, the coordinates for Rymers 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Rymers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rymers 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 312.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.959 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.961 degrees. |