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:
- 34.054828, -90.856315
- 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 Bolivar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Since Round Lake is near Desha County and also Coahoma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Desha County
- eBird sighting report for Coahoma 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 Mississippi, the name Round Lake is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, 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 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar County.
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Round Lake is located in Jackson County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Round Lake.
- 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 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar 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 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar 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].
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Round Lake is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Round Lake.
- Nova Scotia
- This Round Lake lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar County.
- Ontario
- This Round Lake lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Bolivar 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.
- Alligator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Dennis Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Landing
- Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Francis
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Hillhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hillhouse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Landing
- Hillhouse Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Lake Charles Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Landing
- Lake Charles Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Mason Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
- Mason Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Sunflower Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunflower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Coahoma County
How Far From Round Lake 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 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:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bolivar County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Lake to Cleveland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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: 34.0548, Longitude: -90.8563 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.874 degrees. |