Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill:
  • 44.388117, -71.278410
  • 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 Randolph Hill

• 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Since Randolph Hill is near Oxford County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Randolph Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Randolph Hill ...

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.

• Beans Purchase
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
• Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
• Cascade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cascade is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Copperville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Copperville is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
• Glen House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glen House is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
• Greens Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
• Low and Burbanks Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
• Martins Location
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Location is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
• Randolph
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Randolph is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Randolph Hill and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Randolph Hill to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,435 miles [8,746.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,026 miles [6,479.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'