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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Park 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 Park:
    • 32.720051, -117.129199
    • 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 Park
  • 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Park

Communities Also Named South Park ...

We found 27 communities that are also named South Park.

There are three communities within California that are also named South Park.

Beyond California, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of South Park [Los Angeles County].
    • Riverside County
      • This South Park is located in Riverside County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the north of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of South Park.
    • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of South Park [Sonoma County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<2> to the east of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of South Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of South Park [Cook County].
      • Kane County
      • This South Park is located in Kane County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of South Park.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This South Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of South Park.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of South Park [Johnson County].
      • Wyandotte 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 Kansas community of South Park [Wyandotte County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This South Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of South Park.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of South Park [Caddo Parish].
      • Rapides Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of South Park [Rapides Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This South Park is located in Saint Clair County and lies 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of South Park.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of South Park [Dakota County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This South Park is located in Burlington County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of South Park.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of South Park [Erie County].
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of South Park [Cuyahoga County].
      • Montgomery 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 Ohio community of South Park [Montgomery County].
      • Wyandot County
      • This South Park is located in Wyandot County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of South Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This South Park is located in Darlington County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of South Park.
      • Florence County
      • This South Park is located in Florence County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km] to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of South Park.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of South Park [Harris County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This South Park is located in King County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of South Park.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This South Park is located in Kanawha County and lies 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of South Park.
      • Lewis County
      • This South Park is located in Lewis County and lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km] to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of South Park.
      • Monongalia County
      • This South Park is located in Monongalia County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km] to the east northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of South Park.
    • Wyoming
      • Teton County
      • This South Park is located in Teton County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the north northeast of the South Park that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of South Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Park ...

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.

  • Emerald Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Golden Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mission Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Mount Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mountain View is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • National City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Normal Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
  • Shelltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelltown is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
  • Tent City ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tent City is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
  • University Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • University Heights is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

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

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the West.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from South Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,624 miles [12,269.6 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 8,393 miles [13,507.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 South Park 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7201, Longitude: -117.1292       In this case, the coordinates for South Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.117 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.683 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.968 degrees.