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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 Randlett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Randlett 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 Randlett:
- 34.177347, -98.463920
- 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 Randlett
- 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 Cotton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cotton County
- Since Randlett is near Wichita County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wichita County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Randlett
Communities Also Named Randlett ...
We found one communities that are also named Randlett.
Within Oklahoma, the name Randlett is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Randlett in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Uintah County
- This Randlett is located in Uintah County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the northwest of the Randlett that is located in Cotton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uintah County community of Randlett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Randlett ...
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.
- Bacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bacon is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Charlie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlie is located in Clay County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
- Clara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clara is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Cookietown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cookietown is located in Cotton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
- Dean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Fivemile Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile Corner is located in Cotton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
- Temple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thornberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thrift is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Randlett 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 town such as Randlett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Randlett and extending to:
- Walters, which is the Seat of Cotton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Randlett to Walters, 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Randlett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Randlett 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 Randlett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1773, Longitude: -98.4639 In this case, the coordinates for Randlett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.244 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.269 degrees. |
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