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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Rawlings

Communities Also Named Rawlings ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • Maryland
    • Allegany County
    • This Rawlings is located in Allegany County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rawlings that is located in Brunswick County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Rawlings.

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)
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Champ
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Champ is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Cool Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Dolphin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
• Harpers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harpers is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Hickory Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Octagon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Rocky Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Sturgeonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
• Tobacco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
• Vote
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vote is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote

How Far From Rawlings 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'