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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 Rayford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rayford 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 Rayford:
- 30.127439, -95.427994
- 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 Rayford
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Rayford is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Rayford
Communities Also Named Rayford ...
We found one communities that are also named Rayford.
Within Texas, the name Rayford is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Rayford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Murray County
- This Rayford is located in Murray County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rayford that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Rayford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rayford ...
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.
- Cypresswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Greengate Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Londonderry is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Post Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Post Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
- Sandpiper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandpiper is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Sandpiper Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Terranova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
- Willow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest
How Far From Rayford 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 Rayford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rayford and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rayford to Conroe, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,793 miles [12,541.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Rayford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rayford 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 Rayford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1274, Longitude: -95.4280 In this case, the coordinates for Rayford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.681 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.346 degrees. |
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