Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Mountain
- 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 Mountain:
- 45.264218, -70.639512
- 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 Mountain
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Round Mountain is near Somerset County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Mountain ...
We found ten communities that share the name Round Mountain.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Round Mountain.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Aroostook County
- This Round Mountain is located in Aroostook County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Round Mountain.
- Aroostook County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Round Mountain.
- Arkansas
- Conway 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 Arkansas community of Round Mountain [Conway County].
- Faulkner County
- This Round Mountain is located in Faulkner County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Round Mountain.
- California
- Shasta County
- This Round Mountain is located in Shasta County and lies 2,563 miles [4,124.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Round Mountain.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This Round Mountain is located in Nye County and lies 2,391 miles [3,847.9 km]<1> to the west of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Round Mountain.
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Round Mountain.
- Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Round Mountain [Wilkes County].
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This Round Mountain is located in Blanco County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Round Mountain.
- Travis County
- This Round Mountain is located in Travis County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km] to the west southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Round Mountain.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Mountain ...
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.
- Boundary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Dead River ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Ditchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ditchfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchfield
- Loon Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mingo Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Springs
- Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
- Moosehorn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Mountainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
- Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
- Skinner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Round Mountain 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 Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Mountain and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Mountain to Farmington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,969 miles [6,387.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2642, Longitude: -70.6395 In this case, the coordinates for Round Mountain 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mountain 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> | 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> | 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 Mountain 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 303.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.243 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.817 degrees. |