Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 41.798505, -111.355894
- 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 Valley
- 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 Rich County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rich County
- Since Round Valley is near Cache County and also Bear Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cache County
- eBird sighting report for Bear Lake 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
Communities Also Named Round Valley ...
We found four communities that share the name Round Valley.
Within Utah, the name Round Valley is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Round Valley lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the north of the Round Valley that is located in Rich County.
- California
- Inyo County
- This Round Valley is located in Inyo County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Round Valley that is located in Rich County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Round Valley.
- Plumas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Round Valley [Plumas County].
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Round Valley is located in Custer County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east of the Round Valley that is located in Rich County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Round Valley.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Valley ...
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.
- Argyle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Rich County
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Rich County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
- Lakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Meadowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Rich County
- Old Limber Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Limber Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Limber Pine
- Old Limber Pine is located in Rich County
- Pickelville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
- Pickelville is located in Rich County
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Rich County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
- Sage Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
- Sage Creek is located in Rich County
- Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
- Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County
How Far From Round Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Round Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Valley and extending to:
- Randolph, which is the Seat of Rich County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Round Valley to Randolph, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7985, Longitude: -111.3559 |
| <2> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.597 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.191 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.372 degrees. |