Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rawley Springs:
  • 38.505401, -79.056422
  • 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 Rawley Springs

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Rawley Springs is near Augusta County and also Harrisonburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg 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 Rawley Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawley Springs ...

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.

• Clover Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Green Mount
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
• Lilly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
• Montezuma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montezuma is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• New Erection
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
• Rushville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
• Singers Glen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
• Sparkling Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
• Spring Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Union Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs

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

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

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rawley Springs to Harrisonburg, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'