Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raubs Mills:
  • 40.670929, -75.593797
  • 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 Raubs Mills

• 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
  • Since Raubs Mills is near Northampton County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Raubs Mills

Communities Also Named Raubs Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Raubs Mills.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Raubs Mills.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Snyder County
    • This Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west of the Raubs Mills that is located in Lehigh County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of Raubs Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raubs Mills ...

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.

• Best Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Best Station is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
• Claussville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
• Coffeetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Crackersport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
• Egypt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Emerald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Hillside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillside is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hilltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Home Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Home Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Juniper Circle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
• Leather Corner Post
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
• Lockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lockport is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Lyon Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Peters Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peters Store is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Store
  • Pleasant Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
  • Rising Sun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • River View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • River View is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Schnecksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
  • Slate Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
  • Trout Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Unionville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Unionville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Raubs Mills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'