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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 Southridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Southridge:
- 33.439274, -86.791100
- 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 Southridge
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Southridge is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Southridge
Communities Also Named Southridge ...
We found five communities that are also named Southridge.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Southridge.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Mobile County
- This Southridge is located in Mobile County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Southridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Southridge is located in Duval County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Southridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Southridge.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Southridge is located in Clark County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Southridge.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Southridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southridge.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Southridge is located in Fairfax County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Southridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southridge ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chimney Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coventry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Crossgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Havenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Havenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenview
- Hidden Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hoover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Imperial Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Ivy Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ivy Glenn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Glenn
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Longleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longleaf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Mountain Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Panorama
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Panorama is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Plantation Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Rocky Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bridge
- Rocky Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Shades Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Tangle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tangle Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangle Creek
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Thornhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thornhill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Twin Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridge
How Far From Southridge 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 Southridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southridge and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Southridge to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southridge) 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 Southridge 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 Southridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4393, Longitude: -86.7911 In this case, the coordinates for Southridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.309 degrees. |
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