Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rawson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rawson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rawson
- 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 Rawson:
- 41.807043, -72.069242
- 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 Rawson
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Rawson is near Tolland County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- eBird sighting report for New London 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 Rawson ...
We found seven communities that share the name Rawson.
Within Connecticut, the name Rawson is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Rawson is located in Allegany County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rawson that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Rawson.
- Cattaraugus 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 New York community of Rawson [Cattaraugus County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawson ...
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.
- Bedlam Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedlam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Chaplin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Chaplin is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaplin <4>
- Dayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <4>
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <4>
- Pomfret Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
- Stetson Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Wormwood Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
How Far From Rawson 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 Rawson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rawson and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Rawson to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,151 miles [6,680.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rawson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rawson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8070, Longitude: -72.0692 In this case, the coordinates for Rawson 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 Rawson 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rawson 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 304.658 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.247 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.30 degrees. |