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:
- 35.078163, -82.849858
- 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since Round Mountain is near Pickens County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 North Carolina which is also named Round Mountain.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Round Mountain [Wilkes County].
- Wilkes County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania 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.<1> 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 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the west of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania 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 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Round Mountain.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Round Mountain is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Round Mountain.
- Franklin County
- This Round Mountain is located in Franklin County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the northeast of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Round Mountain.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This Round Mountain is located in Nye County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Round Mountain.
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This Round Mountain is located in Blanco County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania 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 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the west southwest of the Round Mountain that is located in Transylvania 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.
- Bear Wallow Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow Hollow
- Bear Wallow Hollow is located in Transylvania County
- Cane Brake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Brake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cane Brake is located in Transylvania County
- Cherryfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Line Runner Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Runner Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Runner Ridge
- Line Runner Ridge is located in Transylvania County
- Piney Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County
- Prices Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Prices Store is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Ridge Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Haven
- Ridge Haven is located in Transylvania County
- Rocky Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Sapphire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
- Sapphire is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <4>
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <4>
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Wolf Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge
- Wolf Ridge is located in Transylvania County
How Far From Round Mountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Mountain to Brevard, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 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 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 35.0782, Longitude: -82.8499 In this case, the coordinates for Round Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 311.39 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.872 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.338 degrees. |