Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rasnake:
  • 37.040387, -82.109577
  • 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 Rasnake

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Rasnake is near Buchanan County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Rasnake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rasnake ...

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.

• Carrie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
• Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Council
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Council is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
• Flatrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flatrock is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
• Flatwoods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Fuller Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
• Fullers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fullers is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Hickory Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
• Indian ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
• Judge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Judge is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Pondtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pondtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rasnake to Lebanon, 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east (E). 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 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'