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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 Randall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Randall:
    • 41.425054, -81.526510
    • 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
  • 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 Ohio, the name Randall is unique.

Beyond Ohio, 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
      • Calhoun 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 Alabama community of Randall [Calhoun County].
    • Arkansas
      • Cleveland County
      • This Randall is located in Cleveland County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Randall.
    • 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 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<2> to the west of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Randall.
    • Colorado
      • Otero County
      • This Randall is located in Otero County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<2> to the west of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Randall.
    • Georgia
      • Stewart County
      • This Randall is located in Stewart County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Randall.
    • Indiana
      • Vermillion County
      • This Randall is located in Vermillion County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Randall.
    • Iowa
      • Hamilton County
      • This Randall is located in Hamilton County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the west of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Randall.
    • 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 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the west of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga 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
      • Saginaw 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 Michigan community of Randall [Saginaw County].
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Randall is located in Morrison County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Randall.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana 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 New Mexico community of Randall [Dona Ana County].
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Randall is located in Montgomery County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Randall.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Randall.
    • Utah
      • Davis 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 Utah community of Randall [Davis County].
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Randall is located in Monongalia County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Randall.
    • Wisconsin
      • Burnett County
      • This Randall is located in Burnett County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Randall that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Randall.

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.

  • Falls Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
    • Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Henry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Maple Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
    • Maple Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Heights <5>
  • Miles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center
    • Orange Center is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Pepper Pike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Pike
    • Pepper Pike is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pepper Pike <5>
  • Shaker Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Southpark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southpark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
    • Southpark is located in Cuyahoga County
  • University Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Heights <5>

How Far From Randall 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 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:

  • 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 Randall to Cleveland, with an average speed<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 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 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 things 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: 41.4251, Longitude: -81.5265       In this case, the coordinates for Randall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 310.494 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.782 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.772 degrees.









 

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