Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Head, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Head and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Head
- 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 Head:
- 40.508702, -76.309675
- 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 Head
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Round Head is near Schuylkill County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Head ...
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.
- De Turksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Turksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
- Echo Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Frystown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Host
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Marstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Ravine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Shirksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirksville
- Shirksville is located in Lebanon County
- Summit Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Wintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
How Far From Round Head 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 Round Head to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Round Head and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Head to Reading, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Head. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Round Head) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5087, Longitude: -76.3097 In this case, the coordinates for Round Head have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Head 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 307.338 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.064 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.758 degrees. |