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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 Raricks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raricks 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 Raricks:
- 40.900920, -76.233828
- 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 Raricks
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Raricks is near Columbia County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Raricks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raricks ...
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.
- Beaver Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Craigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Ellen Gowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
- Fern Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Glen Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Junction
- Gum Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Run
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Maple Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raven Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Turkey Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Zion Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Raricks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Raricks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raricks and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Raricks to Pottsville, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raricks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Raricks 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 Raricks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9009, Longitude: -76.2338 In this case, the coordinates for Raricks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.561 degrees. |
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