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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raemon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raemon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Raemon:
- 34.637662, -79.348654
- 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 Raemon
- 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Since Raemon is near Scotland County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 Raemon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raemon ...
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.
- Cotton Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Floral College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johns is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Lincoln Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Red Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Red Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sunshine Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Woodrun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodrun is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun
How Far From Raemon 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 Raemon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raemon and extending to:
- Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Raemon to Lumberton, 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raemon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Raemon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raemon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6377, Longitude: -79.3487 In this case, the coordinates for Raemon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.491 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.109 degrees. |
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