Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rawlings Heights:
  • 39.538979, -78.886412
  • 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 Rawlings Heights

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Rawlings Heights is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Rawlings Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawlings Heights ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Oak is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Borden Shaft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
• Brady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brady is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
• Cedar Cliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Danville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Frost ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Frost is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Horseshoe Curve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moscow is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• National
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • National is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
• Ocean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
• Porters ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Porters is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Short Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
• Triple Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes

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

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

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rawlings Heights to Cumberland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'