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Welcome to Rand Landing ...

Rand Landing is located in Aroostook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rand Landing: Rand Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rand Lndng.)

Rand Landing is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rand Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Rand Landing (for example, toward Perth - Andover (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Rand Landing: 207

Communities near Rand Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rand Landing.

  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Portage Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Portage Lake is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Masardis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Masardis is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Garfield Plantation
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Oxbow Plantation
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Plantation
    • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
  • Nashville Plantation
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Oxbow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Portage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Walker is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rand Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rand Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rand Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rand Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rand Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Rand Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rand Landing ...

Looking for more information about Rand Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rand Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rand Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rand Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.