Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Randalls Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Randalls Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Randalls Bluff
- 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 Randalls Bluff:
- 33.064016, -88.905612
- 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 Randalls Bluff
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Randalls Bluff is near Noxubee County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- eBird sighting report for Kemper 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Randalls Bluff ...
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.
- Calvary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Claytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Farewells ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Handle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
- May Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Spring
- May Spring is located in Noxubee County
- Prince Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Chapel
- Prince Chapel is located in Kemper County
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Noxubee County
- Triplets Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplets Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplets Corners
- Triplets Corners is located in Winston County
How Far From Randalls Bluff 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 Randalls Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Randalls Bluff once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Randalls Bluff and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Randalls Bluff to Louisville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Randalls Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Randalls Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Randalls Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0640, Longitude: -88.9056 In this case, the coordinates for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Randalls Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.921 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.666 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.239 degrees. |