Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Randall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Randall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort 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 Fort Randall:
- 43.024440, -98.624251
- 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 Fort 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 Gregory County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gregory County
- Since Fort Randall is near Boyd County and also Charles Mix County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Charles Mix 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 Fort Randall ...
We found one communities that share the name Fort Randall.
There is one other community in South Dakota which is also named Fort Randall.
Beyond South Dakota.
- Communities Located In South Dakota ...
- Todd 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 South Dakota community of Fort Randall [Todd County].
- Todd County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort 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.
- Bonesteel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
- Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <2>
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Gross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Lake Andes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
- Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <2>
- Lynch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <2>
- Marty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
- Marty is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <2>
- Paddock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Pickstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
- Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <2>
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Fort 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 community such as Fort Randall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fort Randall and extending to:
- Burke, which is the Seat of Gregory County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Randall to Burke, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,157 miles [1,862 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Randall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fort 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fort Randall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Randall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0244, Longitude: -98.6243 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Randall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fort Randall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.083 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.249 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.01 degrees. |