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:
  • 40.724522, -77.266932
  • 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 Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
  • Since Raubs Mills is near Juniata County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 ...
  • Lehigh County
    • This Raubs Mills is located in Lehigh County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east of the Raubs Mills that is located in Snyder County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh 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.

• Beaver Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
• Beavertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
• Belltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belltown is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Crossgrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
• Little Roundtop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
• Maze
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maze is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
• Middle Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Roundtop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Snook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Snook is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
• Stony Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Run is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

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:

• Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raubs Mills to Middleburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'