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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 Roundtree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roundtree 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 Roundtree:
    • 39.353157, -77.545544
    • 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 Roundtree
  • 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 Roundtree 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 Roundtree

Communities Also Named Roundtree ...

We found three communities that are also named Roundtree.

Within Maryland, the name Roundtree is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roundtree [Emanuel County].
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Roundtree is located in Washington County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Roundtree that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roundtree.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Roundtree [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roundtree ...

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.

  • Boss Arnold Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
  • Copperfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Copperfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Corner House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corner House is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
  • Kings Kingdom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
  • Lewis Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
  • Merry Midnight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Merry Midnight is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Midnight
  • Olive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Olive is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Petersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Petersville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
  • Poplar Thicket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
  • Potomac Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
  • Skyline Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skyline Gardens is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Gardens
  • Slabtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Springview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Springview is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
    • Sunrise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunset View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Wye Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From Roundtree 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 Roundtree to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Roundtree 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 41 miles [66 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Roundtree 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roundtree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Roundtree 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 Roundtree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3532, Longitude: -77.5455       In this case, the coordinates for Roundtree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.162 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.819 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.755 degrees.