Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rawlings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rawlings and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rawlings
- 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 Rawlings:
- 36.948482, -77.778884
- 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 Rawlings
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Rawlings is near Dinwiddie County and also Nottoway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- eBird sighting report for Nottoway 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rawlings ...
We found one communities that share the name Rawlings.
Within Virginia, the name Rawlings is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Rawlings in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawlings ...
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.
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Champ
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Cool Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
- Dolphin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Harpers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hickory Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
- Octagon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
- Sturgeonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
- Tobacco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Vote
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Rawlings 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 Rawlings to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rawlings and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rawlings to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawlings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rawlings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rawlings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9485, Longitude: -77.7789 In this case, the coordinates for Rawlings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Rawlings 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 308.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.737 degrees. |