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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Green Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Lilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Rockingham County
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - New Erection
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Singers Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Sparkling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
- Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Union Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Rockingham County
How Far From Rawley Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<2> beginning in Rawley Springs and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rawley Springs to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawley Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rawley Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rawley Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5054, Longitude: -79.0564 In this case, the coordinates for Rawley Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rawley Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.71 degrees. |