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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 South Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Hill 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 South Hill:
    • 34.410367, -86.038310
    • 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 South 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since South Hill is near Marshall County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 South Hill

Communities Also Named South Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named South Hill.

Within Alabama, the name South Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This South Hill is located in Butler County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the South Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of South Hill.
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • This South Hill is located in Tompkins County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of South Hill.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This South Hill is located in Bradford County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of South Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This South Hill is located in Chesapeake City and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of South Hill.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east northeast of the South Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of South Hill.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This South Hill is located in Pierce County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the South Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of South Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Chigger Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Forks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Geraldine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
  • Hix ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hix is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jink ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jink is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Peters ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
  • Poplar Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Rogers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Thirtynine ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine

How Far From South 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 South Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from South Hill to Fort Payne, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- South Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hill 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 South Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4104, Longitude: -86.0383       In this case, the coordinates for South Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.266 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.937 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.79 degrees.