Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Lake Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Lake Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Lake Heights
- 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 Round Lake Heights:
- 42.385513, -88.103674
- 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 Round Lake Heights
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Round Lake Heights is near McHenry County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Lake Heights ...
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.
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <2>
- Fox Lake Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Grass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Grayslake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
- Grayslake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <2>
- Kings Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
- Kings Island is located in Lake County
- Lake Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Long Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Loon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lotus Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotus Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
- Round Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
- Round Lake Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <2>
- Third Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <2>
- Venetian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
How Far From Round Lake Heights 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 village such as Round Lake Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Round Lake Heights and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Round Lake Heights to Waukegan, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Round Lake Heights: www.villageofroundlakeheights.com/
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Round Lake Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Lake Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3855, Longitude: -88.1037 In this case, the coordinates for Round Lake Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Round Lake Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.746 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.757 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.654 degrees. |