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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 Southwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood 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 Southwood:
- 39.782046, -75.721828
- 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 Southwood
- 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Southwood is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Southwood
Communities Also Named Southwood ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Southwood.
Within Delaware, the name Southwood is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Southwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Southwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Southwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Southwood.
- California
- San Mateo 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 California community of Southwood [San Mateo County].
- Colorado
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Southwood [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- Orange 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 Southwood [Orange County].
- Indiana
- LaPorte 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 Indiana community of Southwood [LaPorte County].
- Vigo County
- This Southwood is located in Vigo County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Southwood.
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Southwood is located in Ascension Parish and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Southwood.
- Iberville 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 Southwood [Iberville Parish].
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Southwood is located in Carroll County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Southwood.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Southwood is located in Onondaga County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Southwood.
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- This Southwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Southwood.
- Ontario
- This Southwood lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Southwood is located in Aiken County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Southwood.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Southwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Southwood.
- Salt Lake County
- This Southwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km] to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southwood.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Southwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southwood that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Southwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwood ...
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.
- Brackenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brackenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
- Charter Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Corner Ketch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corner Ketch is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Ketch
- Cornish Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
- Cricket Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Great Good Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Great Good Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Good Place
- Heather Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Hillstream
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillstream is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillstream
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Holly Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
- Horseshoe Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Iron Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Limestone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
- Little Baltimore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Manley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meeting House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
- New Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quaker Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Snug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
- Stirrup Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stirrup Farms is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Farms
- Tree Top Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Vintage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Southwood 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 Southwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southwood and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southwood to Wilmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 from Point A (ie- Southwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Southwood 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> | 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 Southwood 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 Southwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7820, Longitude: -75.7218 In this case, the coordinates for Southwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.048 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.804 degrees. |
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