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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 Rawls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rawls 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 Rawls:
    • 31.453221, -86.481073
    • 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 Rawls
  • 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 Rawls ...

We found four communities that share the name Rawls.

Within Alabama, the name Rawls is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Rawls is located in Ashley County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rawls that is located in Covington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Rawls.
    • Florida
      • Hamilton County
      • This Rawls is located in Hamilton County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rawls that is located in Covington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rawls.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Rawls [Troup County].
    • North Carolina
      • Harnett County
      • This Rawls is located in Harnett County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rawls that is located in Covington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Rawls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawls ...

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.

  • Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Covington County
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Covington County
  • Coldwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Coldwater is located in Covington County
  • Dunns
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
    • Dunns is located in Covington County
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Covington County
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
  • Oaky Streak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky Streak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
    • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
  • Red Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Rose Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Covington County
  • Searight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searight
    • Searight is located in Crenshaw County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rawls and extending to:

  • Andalusia, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rawls to Andalusia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rawls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rawls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4532, Longitude: -86.4811       In this case, the coordinates for Rawls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rawls 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.
<3>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.
<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 Rawls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.342 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.616 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.594 degrees.









 

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