Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Landing:
  • 39.125911, -81.747631
  • 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 Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Randolph Landing ...

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.

• Eden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eden is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Hockingport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hockingport is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
• Joppa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joppa is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lee Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lee Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
• Lone Cedar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
• Long Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Bottom is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Bottom <1>
• Manganese ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Manganese is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
• Neptune
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
• Pond Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pond Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
• Reedsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Reedsville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
• Rushville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rushville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
• Success
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Success is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success

How Far From Randolph Landing 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 Randolph Landing 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 Landing and extending to:

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Randolph Landing to Pomeroy, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'