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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 Roundaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roundaway and the surrounding area.
- 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 Roundaway:
- 34.014296, -90.598196
- 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 Roundaway
- 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 Coahoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coahoma County
- Since Roundaway is near Sunflower County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Roundaway
Communities Also Named Roundaway ...
We found one communities that are also named Roundaway.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Roundaway.
Beyond Mississippi.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Sunflower County
- This Roundaway is located in Sunflower County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south of the Roundaway that is located in Coahoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Roundaway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roundaway ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Alligator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Counts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Counts is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dwiggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dwiggins is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwiggins
- Mound Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Promised Land ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Promised Land is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Sandy Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bayou is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bayou
How Far From Roundaway 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 Roundaway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roundaway and extending to:
- Clarksdale, which is the Seat of Coahoma County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Roundaway to Clarksdale, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roundaway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Roundaway 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 Roundaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0143, Longitude: -90.5982 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.104 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.771 degrees. |
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