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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 Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Rock and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rock:
- 36.265079, -84.263540
- 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 Rock
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Round Rock is near Anderson County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Rock
Communities Also Named Round Rock ...
We found two communities that are also named Round Rock.
Within Tennessee, the name Round Rock is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Round Rock is located in Apache County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the west of the Round Rock that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Round Rock.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Round Rock is located in Williamson County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Rock that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Round Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Rock ...
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.
- Block
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Block is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Caryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinchmore is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchmore
- Cove Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Disney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Disney is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Peewee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peewee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Red Ash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Roberts Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Ford is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ford
- Silica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Smoky Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Stainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stainville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville
How Far From Round Rock 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 Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Rock and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Round Rock to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rock 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 Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2651, Longitude: -84.2635 In this case, the coordinates for Round Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.256 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.037 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.596 degrees. |
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