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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Raubs Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Raubs Mills.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which 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.
- Lehigh County
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <3>
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Crossgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Little Roundtop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Roundtop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
- Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Maze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Middle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Snook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Stony Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raubs Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raubs Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raubs Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7245, Longitude: -77.2669 In this case, the coordinates for Raubs Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Raubs Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.733 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.093 degrees. |