Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raub:
  • 47.746396, -102.043222
  • 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 Raub

• 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
  • Since Raub is near Dunn County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Raub

Communities Also Named Raub ...

We found one communities that are also named Raub.

Within North Dakota, the name Raub is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Raub in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Benton County
    • This Raub is located in Benton County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Raub that is located in McLean County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Raub.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raub ...

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.

• Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
• Elbowoods ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
• Emmet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Emmet is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
• Independance ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Independance is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
• Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
• Prairie Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Junction is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
• Red Butte ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
• Roseglen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Roseglen is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseglen <2>
• Shell Creek ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
• Twin Buttes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes

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

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

• Washburn, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raub to Washburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'