Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raco:
  • 46.375575, -84.722835
  • 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 Raco

• 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
  • Since Raco is near Mackinac County and also Luce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mackinac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luce 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 Raco

Communities Also Named Raco ...

We found one communities that are also named Raco.

Within Michigan, the name Raco is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Raco in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Fresno County
    • This Raco is located in Fresno County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the west of the Raco that is located in Chippewa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Raco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raco ...

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.

• Dick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dick is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
• Dollar Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
• Dryburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
• Fibre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
• Mission
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
• Seewhy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
• Shallows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shallows is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
• Strongs Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
• Trout Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raco and extending to:

• Sault Sainte Marie, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raco to Sault Sainte Marie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'