Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rain Place:
  • 35.280333, -103.066336
  • 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 Rain Place

• 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 Quay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quay County
  • Since Rain Place is near Deaf Smith County and also Oldham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham 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 Rain Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rain Place ...

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.

• Allen ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bard is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Bunk Clay Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunk Clay Place is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunk Clay Place
• Corner Windmill
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
• Knoblaw
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Knoblaw is located in Oldham County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoblaw
• Partwood Crossing
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Partwood Crossing is located in Oldham County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partwood Crossing
• Sand Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Springs is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Strip Crossing
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Strip Crossing is located in Oldham County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip Crossing
• Woods Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Woods Place is located in Quay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rain Place and extending to:

• Tucumcari, which is the Seat of Quay County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rain Place to Tucumcari, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'