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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 Round Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 42.937596, -73.795860
    • 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 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
    • Since Round Lake is near Rensselaer County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Round Lake

Communities Also Named Round Lake ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Round Lake.

Within New York, the name Round Lake is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of fifteen communities that are located 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 2,480 miles [3,991.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga County.
    • Florida
      • Jackson County
      • This Round Lake is located in Jackson County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga 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 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga 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 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga 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].
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Round Lake is located in Bolivar County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Round Lake.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Round Lake lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga County.
    • Ontario
      • This Round Lake lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Round Lake that is located in Saratoga County.

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.

  • Coons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coons is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
  • Jonesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Luther Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
  • Malta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Malta Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
  • Malta Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
  • Maltaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
  • Marvin Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
  • Skipper Hill Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm
  • Willow Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Round Lake 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 village 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:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Round Lake to Albany, 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 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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- Round Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9376, Longitude: -73.7959       In this case, the coordinates for Round Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.554 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.443 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.537 degrees.