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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 41.664229, -111.185020
    • 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
  • 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 Rich County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rich County
    • Since Randolph is near Lincoln County and also Uinta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Uinta 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

Communities Also Named Randolph ...

We found 39 communities that are also named Randolph.

Within Utah, the name Randolph is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 36 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Randolph is located in Bibb County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Randolph.
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • This Randolph is located in Pinal County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the south of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Randolph.
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This Randolph is located in Sierra County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Randolph.
    • Illinois
      • McLean County
      • This Randolph is located in McLean County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Randolph.
      • Randolph County
      • This Randolph is located in Randolph County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Randolph.
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • This Randolph is located in Randolph County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Randolph.
    • Iowa
      • Fremont County
      • This Randolph is located in Fremont County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Randolph.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This Randolph is located in Riley County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Randolph.
    • Kentucky
      • Metcalfe County
      • This Randolph is located in Metcalfe County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Randolph.
    • Louisiana
      • Union Parish
      • This Randolph is located in Union Parish and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Randolph.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Randolph is located in Kennebec County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Randolph.
    • Manitoba
      • This Randolph lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Randolph [Montgomery County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Randolph is located in Norfolk County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Randolph.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Randolph is located in Dakota County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Randolph.
    • Mississippi
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Randolph is located in Pontotoc County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Randolph.
      • Washington County
      • 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 Mississippi community of Randolph [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Randolph is located in Clay County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Randolph.
    • Nebraska
      • Cedar County
      • This Randolph is located in Cedar County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Randolph.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Randolph lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Randolph is located in Coos County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Randolph.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Randolph [Morris County].
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Randolph.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Mecklenburg County].
      • Pitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Pitt County].
    • Ohio
      • Miami County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Randolph.
      • Portage County
      • This Randolph is located in Portage County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Randolph.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Randolph.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Randolph is located in Coos County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Randolph.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Randolph [Crawford County].
      • Somerset County
      • This Randolph is located in Somerset County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Randolph.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Randolph is located in Brown County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Randolph.
    • Tennessee
      • Tipton County
      • This Randolph is located in Tipton County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Randolph.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Randolph [Bexar County].
      • Fannin County
      • This Randolph is located in Fannin County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Randolph.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Randolph is located in Orange County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Randolph.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • This Randolph is located in Charlotte County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<1> to the east of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Randolph.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Randolph [Barbour County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Randolph is located in Dodge County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Randolph that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Randolph.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Randolph ...

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.

  • Argyle ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Argyle is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Bear River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear River is located in Uinta County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Meadowville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowville is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Pickelville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickelville is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
  • Round Valley ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Valley is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
  • Sage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sage is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
  • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sage Creek is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
  • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
  • Three Forks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Forks is located in Uinta County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

How Far From Randolph 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 city such as Randolph to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Randolph and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Randolph to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,797 miles [2,892 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Randolph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Randolph 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.
<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 Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Randolph 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 Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6642, Longitude: -111.1850       In this case, the coordinates for Randolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.452 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.008 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.284 degrees.