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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 Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Prairie 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 Prairie:
    • 31.296012, -96.364414
    • 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 Prairie
  • 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
    • Since Round Prairie is near Leon County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Prairie

Communities Also Named Round Prairie ...

We found six communities that are also named Round Prairie.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Round Prairie.

Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Navarro County
      • This Round Prairie is located in Navarro County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Prairie that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Round Prairie.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Round Prairie lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Round Prairie that is located in Robertson County.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • This Round Prairie is located in Wayne County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Prairie that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Round Prairie.
    • Minnesota
      • Todd County
      • This Round Prairie is located in Todd County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the north of the Round Prairie that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Round Prairie.
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This Round Prairie is located in Flathead County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Round Prairie that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Round Prairie.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Round Prairie is located in Douglas County and lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Prairie that is located in Robertson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Round Prairie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Prairie ...

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.

  • Box Church
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Box Church is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Church
  • Davis Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Prairie
  • Easterly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Easterly is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterly
  • Fair Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Headsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Headsville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
  • Long Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Hollow is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
  • Lost Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Margie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Margie is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Robbins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Robbins is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Willow Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Willow Creek is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

How Far From Round Prairie 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 Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Prairie and extending to:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Round Prairie to Franklin, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Round Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Prairie 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 Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2960, Longitude: -96.3644       In this case, the coordinates for Round Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.457 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.73 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.627 degrees.