Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Raum
- 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 Raum:
- 36.458677, -93.346294
- 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 Raum
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Raum is near Stone County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stone County
- eBird sighting report for Taney 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 Raum ...
We found one communities that share the name Raum.
Within Arkansas, the name Raum is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Raum in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raum ...
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.
- Blue Eye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Cedar Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Taney County (MO)
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Coney Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cricket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Farewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Green Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <3>
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Ridgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgedale is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgedale <3>
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Raum 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 Raum 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 Raum once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Raum and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Raum to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Raum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4587, Longitude: -93.3463 In this case, the coordinates for Raum 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 Raum, 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 Raum 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 318.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.717 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.558 degrees. |