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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 Round Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Valley 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 Round Valley:
    • 40.115724, -120.967734
    • 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 Valley
  • 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

Communities Also Named Round Valley ...

We found four communities that share the name Round Valley.

There is one other community in California which is also named Round Valley.

Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Inyo County
      • This Round Valley is located in Inyo County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Round Valley that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Round Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Round Valley lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Valley that is located in Plumas County.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This Round Valley is located in Custer County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Round Valley that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Round Valley.
    • Utah
      • Rich County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Rich County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Round Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Valley ...

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.

  • Caribou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Plumas County
  • Crescent Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Flat
    • Grays Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Plumas County
  • Indian Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
  • Moccasin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Moccasin is located in Plumas County
  • Prattville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Round Valley 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 community such as Round Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Round Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Valley and extending to:

  • Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Round Valley to Quincy, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,003 miles [12,879.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Round Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1157, Longitude: -120.9677       In this case, the coordinates for Round Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Round Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.22 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.095 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.248 degrees.




 

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