Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Lake
- 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:
- 30.651583, -85.388817
- 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
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Round Lake is near Washington County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Bay 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
Communities Also Named Round Lake ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Round Lake.
Within Florida, the name Round Lake is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Round Lake lies 2,621 miles [4,218.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the north of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Round Lake.
- Nova Scotia
- This Round Lake lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- Ontario
- This Round Lake lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Jackson County.
- British Columbia
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.
- Compass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass Lake
- Compass Lake is located in Jackson County
- Cottondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Cottondale is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <4>
- Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Bay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <4>
- Gilberts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Mill
- Gilberts Mill is located in Washington County
- Glass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Kent Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mallory Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Heights
- Mallory Heights is located in Jackson County
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jackson County
- Sink Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sink Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink Creek
- Sink Creek is located in Jackson County
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Lake and extending to:
- Marianna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Lake to Marianna, 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Jackson County: www.jacksoncounty-fl.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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) 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: 30.6516, Longitude: -85.3888 In this case, the coordinates for Round Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 county. 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lake 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 312.649 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.703 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.346 degrees. |