Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rayland:
  • 34.064263, -99.481283
  • 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 Rayland

• 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 Foard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Foard County
  • Since Rayland is near Wilbarger County and also Hardeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilbarger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman 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 Rayland

Communities Also Named Rayland ...

We found one communities that are also named Rayland.

Within Texas, the name Rayland is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Rayland in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Jefferson County
    • This Rayland is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rayland that is located in Foard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rayland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rayland ...

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.

• Fargo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fargo
  • From Rayland to Fargo
• Farmers Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Farmers Valley is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Grayback
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Grayback is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayback
• Hinds
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinds is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
• Hoot and Holler Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoot and Holler Crossing is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot and Holler Crossing
• Lockett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lockett
  • From Rayland to Lockett
• Margaret
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Margaret is located in Foard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Margaret
  • From Rayland to Margaret
• Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
• Rock Crossing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rock Crossing is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing

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

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

• Crowell, which is the Seat of Foard County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rayland to Crowell, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,757 miles [12,483.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'