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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:
- 33.585054, -90.606095
- 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 Sunflower County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sunflower County
- Since Roundaway is near Bolivar County and also Leflore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore 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 ...
- Coahoma County
- This Roundaway is located in Coahoma County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north of the Roundaway that is located in Sunflower County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma 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.
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Dockery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dockery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Furry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furry is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furry
- Heard Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heard Ferry is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
- Heathman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pollock is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Roundaway 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 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:
- Indianola, which is the Seat of Sunflower County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roundaway to Indianola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 33.5851, Longitude: -90.6061 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.019 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.01 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.85 degrees. |
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