Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raglan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raglan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Raglan
- 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 Raglan:
- 40.909486, -117.968271
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Raglan
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Raglan is near Pershing County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Raglan ...
We found one communities that share the name Raglan.
Within Nevada, the name Raglan is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Raglan in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Raglan lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raglan that is located in Humboldt County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raglan ...
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.
- Central ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Cherry Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Daveytown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daveytown
- Daveytown is located in Humboldt County
- Gold Run ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Krum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Raspberry Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raspberry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Creek
- Raspberry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Rose Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Star City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Tungsten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Winnemucca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnemucca
- Winnemucca is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnemucca <4>
How Far From Raglan to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Raglan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Raglan once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Raglan and extending to:
- Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raglan to Winnemucca, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,895 miles [12,705.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raglan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raglan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9095, Longitude: -117.9683 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Raglan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Raglan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.817 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.285 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.381 degrees. |