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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 Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Top 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 Top:
    • 39.795930, -77.231096
    • 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 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Round Top is near Carroll County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Top

Communities Also Named Round Top ...

We found seven communities that are also named Round Top.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Round Top is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Round Top [Benton County].
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Round Top is located in Somerset County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Round Top that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Round Top.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Round Top is located in Greene County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the northeast of the Round Top that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Round Top.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Round Top is located in Providence County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Round Top that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Round Top.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Round Top is located in Wilson County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Round Top that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Round Top.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Round Top is located in Fayette County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Round Top that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Round Top.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Round Top is located in Wise County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Round Top that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Round Top.

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.

  • Black Horse Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Horse Tavern is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Tavern
  • Fairplay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairplay is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Goldenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Goldenville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
  • Greenmount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenmount is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Hammer Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammer Hall is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Hall
  • Lake Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
  • Mairs Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mairs Mill is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mairs Mill
  • Seven Stars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Square Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Square Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner
  • Two Taverns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Two Taverns is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns

How Far From Round Top 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 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:

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Round Top to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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' (or 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- Round Top) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Round Top 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 Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7959, Longitude: -77.2311       In this case, the coordinates for Round Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.447 degrees.