Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Raleigh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raleigh and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hanover County
Communities Also Named Raleigh ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Raleigh.
Within Virginia, the name Raleigh is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Levy County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Raleigh [Levy County].
- Georgia
- Meriwether County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Raleigh [Meriwether County].
- Illinois
- Saline County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Raleigh [Saline County].
- Indiana
- Rush County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Raleigh [Rush County].
- Iowa
- Emmet County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Raleigh [Emmet County].
- Kentucky
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Raleigh [Union County].
- Mississippi
- Smith County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Raleigh [Smith County].
- New Jersey
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Raleigh.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Raleigh [Wake County].
- North Dakota
- Grant County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Raleigh [Grant County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Raleigh.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Raleigh [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Navarro County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Raleigh [Navarro County].
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Raleigh [Raleigh County].
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Raleigh could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |