Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southside
- 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 Southside:
- 34.773700, -86.964452
- 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 Southside
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Southside is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Southside ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Southside.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Southside.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Southside is located in Independence County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Southside.
- Van Buren County
- This Southside is located in Van Buren County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the west of the Southside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Southside.
- Florida
- Broward 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 Florida community of Southside [Broward County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Southside [Lake County].
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Southside [Polk County].
- Sarasota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Southside [Sarasota County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Southside lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southside that is located in Limestone County.
- North Carolina
- Henderson 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 North Carolina community of Southside [Henderson County].
- Lincoln County
- This Southside is located in Lincoln County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the east of the Southside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Southside.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Southside is located in Hardin County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Southside.
- Maury 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 Tennessee community of Southside [Maury County].
- Montgomery County
- This Southside is located in Montgomery County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north of the Southside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Southside.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southside ...
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.
- Bonnie Doone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Doone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
- Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
- Cloverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Farmview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Glenn Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Holland Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
- Holland Place is located in Limestone County
- Indian Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
- Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
- Mayflower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
- Tanner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Tanner is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tanner <5>
- Tanner Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Southside 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 Southside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southside and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Southside to Montgomery, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Southside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7737, Longitude: -86.9645 In this case, the coordinates for Southside 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 Southside 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> | 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 Southside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Southside 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 313.846 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.657 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.089 degrees. |