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:
- 37.339781, -91.836600
- 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 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dent County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Raymondville ...
We found two communities that share the name Raymondville.
Within Missouri, the name Raymondville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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.
- New York
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) - Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hartshorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Licking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <3>
- Mineral Springs City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
- Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Raftville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Solo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Raymondville to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raymondville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymondville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raymondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3398, Longitude: -91.8366 In this case, the coordinates for Raymondville 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 Raymondville 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 317.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.749 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.691 degrees. |