Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Highlands
- 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 South Highlands:
- 46.193468, -119.137512
- 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 South Highlands
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since South Highlands is near Franklin County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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 South Highlands ...
We found five communities that share the name South Highlands.
Within Washington, the name South Highlands is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This South Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Highlands that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of South Highlands.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This South Highlands is located in Bibb County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Highlands that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of South Highlands.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of South Highlands [Caddo Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This South Highlands is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Highlands that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of South Highlands.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This South Highlands is located in Butler County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east of the South Highlands that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of South Highlands.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Highlands ...
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.
- Badger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hedges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Humorist
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Island View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Benton County
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Two Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
- Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From South Highlands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Highlands and extending to:
- Prosser, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South Highlands to Prosser, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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- South Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1935, Longitude: -119.1375 In this case, the coordinates for South Highlands 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 South Highlands 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 South Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.166 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.204 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.793 degrees. |