Fallout 4 Random Encounters - How do they work?

[VirtualVictory]

In Fallout 3 you had a number of areas around the map that would spawn a random npc. Quest related npcs, scavengers, various animals fighting eachother, etc. New Vegas didn't have them and I'm unfamilar with how Skyrim handled them.

All I know is that in Fallout 4 when you come accross an encounter, it won't stay there forever now. You leave, come back to the same spot in 3 in-game days and a completely new encounter will be waiting for you.

I'm here to ask if anyone knows of a map that exists that show all of these locations?

[Admiral Oria]

......i never encountert anyone besides raiders and synths....and im already going trough the map sector by sector....

[Walrus-Sama]

Does the Alien Ship flying overhead count?

[Admiral Oria]

.........i see this will take a lot more than the planned 75 hours.....and they said it would be over by christmas.....

[VirtualVictory]

I haven't tested it so I wouldn't know. The alien crash could be a random event or perhaps it's time related. So yes, it would count. With the aide of the G.E.C.K. a map for all of Fallout 3's random encounters is available to everyone. However, because Fallout 4 doesn't have these tools it's quite difficult to pinpoint all of these locations.

Here's the wiki page for Fallout 4's random encounters. http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_4_random_encounters Note: It's no where near completed and some other sites may have a complete list of encounters with less information.

Here's Fallout 3's random encounter map so you know what I'm talking about:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_random_encounters

[Panglot]

Im not sure if this is because of the patches year later, but at level 30 its like random encounter every 100 meters. Legendary radscorpions, deathclaws, patrols of dust devils with robots, assaultrons that one shot me, synths and all these. I cant get from one sector to another without 1 - 2 fights. Im really looking for a way to reduce that chance, but all I find is articles and topics like these with people saying that there arent enough.