Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Randall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Randall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Randall
- 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 Randall:
- 42.911462, -74.444667
- 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 Randall
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Randall is near Fulton County and also Schoharie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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 Randall ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Randall.
Within New York, the name Randall is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- El Dorado County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Randall [El Dorado County].
- Sacramento County
- This Randall is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,455 miles [3,950.9 km]<2> to the west of the Randall that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Randall.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Brown County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Randall.
- Jewell County
- This Randall is located in Jewell County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<2> to the west of the Randall that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Randall.
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Randall [Pointe Coupee Parish].
- Saint Landry Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Randall [Saint Landry Parish].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Randall ...
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.
- Cook Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Cook Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Currytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Flat Creek
- From Randall to Flat Creek
- Fort Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <5>
- Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Johnstown
- From Randall to Johnstown
- Kecks Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
- Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
- Mapletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Marshville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Montgomery County
- Root Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Root Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
- Root Center is located in Montgomery County
- Rural Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Tribes Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribes Hill
- Tribes Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribes Hill <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tribes Hill
- From Randall to Tribes Hill
How Far From Randall 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 Randall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Randall and extending to:
- Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Randall to Albany, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,214 miles [6,781.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Randall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Randall 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Randall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Randall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9115, Longitude: -74.4447 |
| <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 Randall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Randall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.891 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.851 degrees. |