Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raymond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raymond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Raymond
- 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 Raymond:
- 34.633431, -91.104565
- 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 Raymond
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Raymond is near Montgomery County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Raymond ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Raymond.
Within Arkansas, the name Raymond is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 34 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Raymond lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Raymond that is located in Monroe County.
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Raymond [Los Angeles County].
- Madera County
- This Raymond is located in Madera County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Raymond that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Raymond.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Raymond [Calcasieu Parish].
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Raymond is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Raymond that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Raymond.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- Although located in Reynolds County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Raymond.
- Montana
- Chouteau 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 Montana community of Raymond [Chouteau County].
- Sheridan County
- This Raymond is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Raymond that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Raymond.
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Raymond lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raymond that is located in Monroe County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Raymond is located in Clay County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west of the Raymond that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Raymond.
- Leon 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 Texas community of Raymond [Leon County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raymond ...
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.
- Deep Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hicksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Phillips County
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Park Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Park Grove is located in Monroe County
- Pine City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Ragtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Turkey Scratch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
How Far From Raymond 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 Raymond 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 Raymond once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Raymond and extending to:
- Clarendon, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raymond to Clarendon, 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raymond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6334, Longitude: -91.1046 In this case, the coordinates for Raymond 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Raymond 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> | 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 Raymond, 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 Raymond 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 316.421 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.618 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.877 degrees. |