Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raintree West:
  • 34.235379, -83.914903
  • 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 Raintree West

• 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Since Raintree West is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Raintree West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintree West ...

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.

• Flat Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Fox Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Hidden Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
• Holiday Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
• Holiday Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
• Maple Forge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Quail Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quail Run is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Reed
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reed is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Serene Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Serene Shores is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
• Tanner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tanner is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
• Trudy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Trudy is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
• Vista Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Raintree West and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Raintree West to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'