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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 Racume, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Racume 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 Racume:
    • 36.748204, -77.721933
    • 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 Racume
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Racume is near Greensville County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia City
  • 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 Racume

Curious and Interesting Names Near Racume ...

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.

  • Ante
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
  • Cool Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Cowie Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
  • Dolphin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
  • Freeman
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Freeman is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Greentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greenwood Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Harris Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
  • Kingsberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
  • Lincoln Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Paris Store
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
  • Pleasant Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Purdy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Purdy is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Radium
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Radium is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Rocky Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Triplet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
    • Walnut Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
    • Willow Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks

How Far From Racume to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Racume to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Racume to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Racume) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Racume 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 Racume. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7482, Longitude: -77.7219       In this case, the coordinates for Racume have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.398 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.69 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.785 degrees.