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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 Rand, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rand and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rand:
- 42.736196, -72.042025
- 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 Rand
- 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
- Since Rand is near Worcester County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Rand
Communities Also Named Rand ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Rand.
Within New Hampshire, the name Rand is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Rand is located in Kern County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Rand.
- Colorado
- Jackson County
- This Rand is located in Jackson County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rand.
- Larimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Rand [Larimer County].
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rand [Isabella County].
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Rand [Mineral County].
- Ontario
- This Rand lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This Rand is located in Josephine County and lies 2,574 miles [4,142.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Rand.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rand [Allegheny County].
- Union County
- This Rand is located in Union County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Rand.
- Texas
- Kaufman County
- This Rand is located in Kaufman County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Rand.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Rand is located in Kanawha County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rand that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Rand.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rand ...
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.
- Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Baptist Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Cutter Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenallen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenallen is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Jones Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lane Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Otter River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Rand to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rand to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rand and extending to:
- Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rand to Keene, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rand 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. |
| <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 Rand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rand to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7362, Longitude: -72.0420 In this case, the coordinates for Rand have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.512 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.237 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.826 degrees. |
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