Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raynell:
  • 34.887069, -81.943992
  • 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 Raynell

• 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Raynell is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Raynell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raynell ...

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.

• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cold Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Fox Hunt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
• Hartwell Courts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
• Hidden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Hub City Courts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
• Park Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Pebblebrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
• Raintree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• River Edge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
• Stone Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stone Station is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Station
• Summerhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
• Woodwind
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Raynell and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Raynell to Columbia, 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 5 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'