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Communities Also Named Round Lake ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Round Lake.

Within British Columbia, the name Round Lake is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Jackson County
      • This Round Lake is located in Jackson County and lies 2,621 miles [4,218.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Round Lake.
    • Georgia
      • Brooks 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 Georgia community of Round Lake [Brooks County].
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Round Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Round Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Noble 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 Indiana community of Round Lake [Noble County].
    • Michigan
      • Emmet 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 Michigan community of Round Lake [Emmet County].
      • Lenawee 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 Michigan community of Round Lake [Lenawee County].
      • Mason 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 Michigan community of Round Lake [Mason County].
      • Missaukee 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 Michigan community of Round Lake [Missaukee County].
      • Wexford 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 Michigan community of Round Lake [Wexford County].
    • Minnesota
      • Nobles County
      • This Round Lake is located in Nobles County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nobles County community of Round Lake.
      • Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Round Lake [Ramsey County].
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Round Lake is located in Bolivar County and lies 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Round Lake.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Round Lake is located in Saratoga County and lies 2,480 miles [3,991.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Round Lake.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Round Lake lies 2,761 miles [4,443.4 km]<1> to the east.
    • Ontario
      • This Round Lake lies 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km]<1> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Lake ...

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.

  • Driftwood Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Creek
  • Evelyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Knockholt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Robin Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Creek

How Far From Round Lake 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 Round Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Round Lake to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 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 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Round Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.6648, Longitude: -126.9219    
<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 Round Lake 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 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 344.89 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.346 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.227 degrees.




 

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