Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Raso, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raso and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Raso

• 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 Raso:
  • 32.339516, -109.753124
  • 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 Raso

• 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 Cochise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise County
  • Since Raso is near Graham County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Raso

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raso ...

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.

• Bonita ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Bowie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
• Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
• Cochise
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cochise is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochise
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochise <1>
• Hookers Hot Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hookers Hot Springs is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Hot Springs
• Kansas Settlement
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kansas Settlement is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Settlement
• Light ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Light is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Swift Trail Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
• Turkey Flat
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Flat is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Flat
• Yellow Hammer Mill
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Yellow Hammer Mill is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raso and extending to:

• Bisbee, which is the Seat of Cochise County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Raso to Bisbee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,208 miles [13,209.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'