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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 Raintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raintown 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 Raintown:
    • 38.177341, -80.230350
    • 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 Raintown
  • 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 Raintown ...

We found one communities that share the name Raintown.

Within West Virginia, the name Raintown is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Raintown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Raintown is located in Hendricks County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Raintown that is located in Pocahontas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Raintown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintown ...

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.

  • Beard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
    • Beard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Buckeye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dogway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogway
    • Dogway is located in Webster County
  • Droop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Droop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop
    • Droop is located in Pocahontas County
  • Locust
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Pocahontas County
  • Mill Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Pocahontas County
  • Spice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice
    • Spice is located in Pocahontas County
  • Violet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Pocahontas County

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

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

  • Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Raintown to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Raintown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1773, Longitude: -80.2304       In this case, the coordinates for Raintown 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Raintown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.82 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.527 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.321 degrees.









 

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