Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Southward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southward and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Southward

• 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 Southward:
  • 32.141309, -81.703446
  • 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 Southward

• 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
  • Since Southward is near Evans County and also Bulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Evans County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch 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 Southward

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southward ...

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.

• Daisy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Daisy is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisy <1>
• Deans Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Deans Crossing is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Crossing
• Denmark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Denmark is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
• Dukes ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dukes is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Easterling ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Easterling is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling
• Edna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edna is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Groveland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Groveland is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
• Jennie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennie is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
• Mitchell Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell Forks is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Forks
• Moodys Crossing ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moodys Crossing is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossing
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Strain ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Strain is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Southward and extending to:

• Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Southward to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'