Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raynor Town:
  • 35.395162, -78.140827
  • 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 Raynor Town

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Raynor Town is near Johnston County and also Sampson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson 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 Raynor Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raynor Town ...

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.

• Foxfire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Greenleaf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
• Hickory Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Crossroads is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
• Hollands Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hollands Crossroads is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
• Oliver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Peacock Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peacock Crossroads is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Crossroads
• Pike Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike Crossroads is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Crossroads
• Pine Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <1>
• Pleasant View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Rains Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
• Rosewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosewood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Spring Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
• Stevens Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stevens Mill is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill

How Far From Raynor Town 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 Raynor Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raynor Town and extending to:

• Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Raynor Town to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'