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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Raines Corner:
    • 37.518734, -80.617292
    • 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 Raines Corner
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Raines Corner is near Giles County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Raines Corner

Communities Also Named Raines Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Raines Corner.

Within West Virginia, the name Raines Corner is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Raines Corner is located in Salem County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raines Corner that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Raines Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Raines Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Raines Corner that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Raines Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raines Corner ...

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.

  • Assurance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Assurance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
  • Crimson Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
  • Gates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gates is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knobs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Knobs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
  • Lillydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lillydale is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
  • Rock Camp
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
  • Salt Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Wayside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayside is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Raines Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Raines Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raines Corner and extending to:

  • Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Raines Corner to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Raines Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Raines Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raines Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5187, Longitude: -80.6173       In this case, the coordinates for Raines Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.067 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.712 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.701 degrees.