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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 North Randall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Randall 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 North Randall:
- 41.426998, -81.528732
- 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 North 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since North Randall is near Summit County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 North Randall
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Falls Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Maple Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Center is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center
- Pepper Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Shaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southpark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Southpark is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From North Randall 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 village such as North Randall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Randall and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Randall to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- North Randall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 North Randall 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 North Randall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4270, Longitude: -81.5287 In this case, the coordinates for North Randall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.773 degrees. |
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