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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 Ravenswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood:
- 34.979047, -77.234121
- 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 Ravenswood
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Ravenswood is near Onslow County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Ravenswood
Communities Also Named Ravenswood ...
We found eight communities that are also named Ravenswood.
Within North Carolina, the name Ravenswood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Ravenswood is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,483 miles [3,996 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ravenswood that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Ravenswood.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Ravenswood is located in Cook County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ravenswood that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Ravenswood.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Ravenswood is located in Marion County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ravenswood that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Ravenswood.
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ravenswood that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Ravenswood.
- Michigan
- Ingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ravenswood [Ingham County].
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ravenswood [Lander County].
- Ontario
- This Ravenswood lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ravenswood that is located in Jones County.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Ravenswood is located in Jackson County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ravenswood that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ravenswood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenswood ...
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.
- Cypress Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Holly Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Jones Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Olivers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Pollocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Snug Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Tenmile Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
How Far From Ravenswood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ravenswood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ravenswood and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ravenswood to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ravenswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ravenswood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ravenswood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9790, Longitude: -77.2341 In this case, the coordinates for Ravenswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.179 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.208 degrees. |
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