Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Top and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Top
- 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 Top:
- 40.619825, -74.544878
- 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 Top
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Round Top is near Morris County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Top ...
We found seven communities that share the name Round Top.
Within New Jersey, the name Round Top is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Top ...
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.
- Chimney Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
- Chimney Rock is located in Somerset County
- Coontown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Fieldville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
- Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Green Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knoll
- Green Knoll is located in Somerset County
- Liberty Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
- Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Somerset County
- Mount Horeb
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
- Possumtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possumtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
- Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
- Union Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
How Far From Round Top 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 Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Top and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Round Top to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Round Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Round Top) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6198, Longitude: -74.5449 In this case, the coordinates for Round Top 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 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 Top 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 306.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.876 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.939 degrees. |