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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 Rawson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rawson 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 Rawson:
    • 42.321455, -78.308627
    • 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 Rawson
  • 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
    • Since Rawson is near Cattaraugus County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Rawson

Communities Also Named Rawson ...

We found seven communities that are also named Rawson.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Rawson.

Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Cattaraugus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Rawson [Cattaraugus County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Rawson is located in Tehama County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rawson that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Rawson.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Rawson is located in Windham County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the east of the Rawson that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Rawson.
    • Idaho
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Rawson [Lincoln County].
    • North Dakota
      • McKenzie County
      • This Rawson is located in McKenzie County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rawson that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKenzie County community of Rawson.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This Rawson is located in Hancock County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rawson that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Rawson.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Rawson [Milwaukee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawson ...

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.

  • Cuba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hardy Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Corners
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lyons Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marshall is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rockville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville

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

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

  • Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rawson to Belmont, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rawson 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rawson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rawson 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 Rawson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3215, Longitude: -78.3086       In this case, the coordinates for Rawson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.415 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.567 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.92 degrees.