Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raymondville:
  • 37.339610, -91.834154
  • 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 Raymondville

• 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
  • Since Raymondville is near Dent County and also Shannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shannon 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 Raymondville

Communities Also Named Raymondville ...

We found two communities that are also named Raymondville.

Within Missouri, the name Raymondville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • This Raymondville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raymondville that is located in Texas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Raymondville.
  • Texas
    • Willacy County
    • This Raymondville is located in Willacy County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Raymondville that is located in Texas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Willacy County community of Raymondville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raymondville ...

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.

• Big Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Creek is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Clara
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clara is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Hartshorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
• Licking
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Licking is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <2>
• Mineral Springs City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
• Oscar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oscar is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Raftville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Raftville is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raftville
• Solo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Solo is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo

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

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies just to the West.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Raymondville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'