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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 Raines Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raines Corner 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 Raines Corner:
- 38.193186, -77.333037
- 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 Raines Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Raines Corner is near Spotsylvania County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Raines Corner
Communities Also Named Raines Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Raines Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Raines Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Raines Corner is located in Salem County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Raines Corner that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Raines Corner.
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- This Raines Corner is located in Monroe County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Raines Corner that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Raines Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raines Corner ...
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.
- Bullocks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
- Butzner Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Butzner Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butzner Corner
- Haymount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haymount is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Locks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locks Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Mica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mica is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Moss Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Pullers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
- River Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- River Bend is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Sales Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sales Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Corner
- Samuels Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Young Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Young Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner
How Far From Raines Corner 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 Raines Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raines Corner and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Raines Corner to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raines Corner) 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 Raines Corner 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 Raines Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1932, Longitude: -77.3330 In this case, the coordinates for Raines Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.105 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.105 degrees. |
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