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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Hill 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 Hill:
    • 39.435657, -77.499987
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Round Hill
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Round Hill is near Washington County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Round Hill

Communities Also Named Round Hill ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Round Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Round Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Round Hill lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
    • Arkansas
      • Dallas County
      • This Round Hill is located in Dallas County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Round Hill.
    • Colorado
      • Saguache 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 Colorado community of Round Hill [Saguache County].
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Round Hill [Fairfield County].
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • This Round Hill is located in Madison County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Round Hill.
    • Nevada
      • Douglas County
      • This Round Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Round Hill.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Round Hill lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Adams 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 Pennsylvania community of Round Hill [Adams County].
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Round Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Round Hill.
      • Loudoun County
      • This Round Hill is located in Loudoun County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Round Hill.
      • Rappahannock County
      • This Round Hill is located in Rappahannock County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest of the Round Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Round Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Hill ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Cross Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
  • Deer Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Fountain Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Hawbottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
  • Hilltop Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
  • Homers Delight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
  • Howards Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Irongate
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Irongate is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Kings Kingdom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
    • Meadowcrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
    • Monarch Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Overlook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Roberts Retreat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Roberts Retreat is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Retreat
    • Rocky Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Shookstown
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Skyline Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
    • Spoolsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
    • Sunset View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Taskers Chance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winpenny Tell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Winter Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Winterborn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Winterborn is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterborn
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Wye Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek
    • Yellow Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Round Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Round Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hill 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>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.
<4>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 Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4357, Longitude: -77.5000       In this case, the coordinates for Round Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.13 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.795 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.703 degrees.