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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 East Randolph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East 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 East Randolph:
    • 43.938320, -72.553224
    • 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 East 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since East Randolph is near Windsor County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 East Randolph

Communities Also Named East Randolph ...

We found one communities that are also named East Randolph.

Within Vermont, the name East Randolph is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named East Randolph in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Randolph that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of East Randolph.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

  • Beanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beanville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanville
  • Braintree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brimstone Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
  • Cookville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cookville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Copper Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Copper Flat is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Copperfield is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Foxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Foxville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Gaysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerusalem is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Kennedy Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Talcville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Talcville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
  • Upper Graniteville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville

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

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

  • Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from East Randolph to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,096 miles [6,591.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Randolph) 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 East 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 East Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9383, Longitude: -72.5532    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.649 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.593 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.455 degrees.