Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raab Corners:
  • 41.657829, -83.818274
  • 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 Raab Corners

• 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
  • Since Raab Corners is near Fulton County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee 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 Raab Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raab Corners ...

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.

• Assumption
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Assumption is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
• Business Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Business Corner is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
• Centennial ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centennial is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Champion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Dutch Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
• Haven Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Haven Park is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
• Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
• Leslie ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leslie is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Mulberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Sandburr Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
• Silica
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silica is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Treadway ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Treadway is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raab Corners and extending to:

• Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Raab Corners to Toledo, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'