Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Round Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Round Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Round Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 38.559846, -78.158056
- 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 Hill
- 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Since Round Hill is near Culpeper County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Hill ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Round Hill.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Round Hill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Frederick County
- This Round Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Round Hill.
- Loudoun County
- This Round Hill is located in Loudoun County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Round Hill.
- Frederick County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Round Hill lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- Arkansas
- Dallas County
- This Round Hill is located in Dallas County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Round Hill.
- Colorado
- Saguache County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Round Hill [Saguache County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Round Hill [Fairfield County].
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Round Hill is located in Madison County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Round Hill.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Round Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Round Hill.
- Nevada
- Douglas County
- This Round Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Round Hill.
- Nova Scotia
- This Round Hill lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Round Hill that is located in Rappahannock County.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Round Hill [Adams County].
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Round Hill ...
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.
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <4>
- Duet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Eggbornsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
- Griffinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Nethers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Rock Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Scrabble
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Slate Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
How Far From Round Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Round Hill and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Round Hill to Washington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5598, Longitude: -78.1581 In this case, the coordinates for Round Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Round Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hill 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 308.571 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.162 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.312 degrees. |