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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mackinac County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Raco ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Dollar Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
- Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County
- Dryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
- Fibre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
- Fibre is located in Chippewa County
- Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Seewhy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Shallows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Strongs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
- Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
- Trout Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
- Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <3>
How Far From Raco to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3756, Longitude: -84.7228 In this case, the coordinates for Raco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Raco to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.593 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.569 degrees. |