Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Randolph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Randolph and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Randolph
- 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 Randolph:
- 34.181497, -89.168402
- 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 Randolph
- 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 Pontotoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pontotoc County
- Since Randolph is near Lafayette County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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
Communities Also Named Randolph ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Randolph.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Randolph.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 36 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Illinois
- McLean County
- This Randolph is located in McLean County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the north of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Randolph.
- Randolph County
- This Randolph is located in Randolph County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Randolph.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Randolph lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Randolph lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Mecklenburg County].
- Pitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Pitt County].
- Ohio
- Miami County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Randolph.
- Portage County
- This Randolph is located in Portage County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Randolph.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Randolph [Crawford County].
- Somerset County
- This Randolph is located in Somerset County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Randolph.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Randolph [Bexar County].
- Fannin County
- This Randolph is located in Fannin County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the west of the Randolph that is located in Pontotoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Randolph.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Randolph ...
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.
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Pontotoc County
- Goodford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Possum Trot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Rocky Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Pontotoc County
- Rough Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Edge
- Rough Edge is located in Pontotoc County
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Pontotoc County
- Turnpike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
How Far From Randolph 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 Randolph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Randolph and extending to:
- Pontotoc, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Randolph to Pontotoc, 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Randolph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Randolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1815, Longitude: -89.1684 In this case, the coordinates for Randolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Randolph could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Randolph 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 315.168 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.104 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.134 degrees. |