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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 Raymondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raymondville 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 Raymondville:
- 44.839812, -74.977422
- 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 Raymondville
- 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Since Raymondville is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Raymondville
Communities Also Named Raymondville ...
We found two communities that are also named Raymondville.
Within New York, the name Raymondville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Raymondville is located in Texas County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Raymondville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Raymondville.
- Texas
- Willacy County
- This Raymondville is located in Willacy County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Raymondville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Willacy County community of Raymondville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raymondville ...
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.
- Chase Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drews Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Corner
- Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plumbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plumbrook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbrook
- Skinnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Upper Canada Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Raymondville 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 Raymondville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raymondville and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raymondville to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,167 miles [6,706.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Raymondville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Raymondville 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 Raymondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8398, Longitude: -74.9774 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.044 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.185 degrees. |
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