Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tavern:
  • 37.366818, -78.374719
  • 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 Tavern

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Raines Tavern is near Buckingham County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Tavern

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raines Tavern ...

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.

• Cotton Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
• Curdsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
• Farmville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <1>
• Guinea Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
• Hawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hawk is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Reeds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Rice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
• Tuggle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raines Tavern and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raines Tavern to Cumberland, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'