Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rands

• 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 Rands:
  • 43.344346, -114.652557
  • 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 Rands

• 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 Camas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camas County
  • Since Rands is near Blaine County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Rands

Communities Also Named Rands ...

We found two communities that are also named Rands.

Within Idaho, the name Rands is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Calhoun County
    • This Rands is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east of the Rands that is located in Camas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Rands.
  • Maine
    • Aroostook County
    • This Rands is located in Aroostook County and lies 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rands that is located in Camas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Rands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rands ...

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.

• Blaine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blaine is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Carrietown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Carrietown is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrietown
• Indian Head Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Head Rock is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Rock
• Magic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Magic is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic
• Magic City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Magic City is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
• Magic Resort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Magic Resort is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Resort
• Punkin Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Punkin Corner is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Corner
• Soldier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Soldier is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier

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

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

• Fairfield, which is the Seat of Camas County, lies just to the West.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rands to Boise, with an average speed<2>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 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'