Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raydure:
  • 36.652283, -85.479134
  • 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 Raydure

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Raydure is near Cumberland County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Raydure

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raydure ...

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.

• Bow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bow is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
• Cave Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Fox Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
• Free Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
• Kettle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettle is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
• Leslie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leslie is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Lillydale ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lillydale is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Martinsburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Pea Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Richville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Richville is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Willow Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Raydure to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Raydure to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tompkinsville, 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 Raydure to Tompkinsville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'