Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southern View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southern View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southern View
- 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 Southern View:
- 39.755964, -89.651378
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Southern View
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Southern View is near Christian County and also Menard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Menard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Southern View ...
We found two communities that share the name Southern View.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Southern View.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Southern View in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Adams County
- This Southern View is located in Adams County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west of the Southern View that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Southern View.
- Adams County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Southern View is located in Montgomery County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Southern View that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Southern View.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southern View ...
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.
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Jerome
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Jess
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mildred
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Shale Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
- Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Southern View 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 village such as Southern View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southern View and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Southern View to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southern View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southern View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southern View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7560, Longitude: -89.6514 In this case, the coordinates for Southern View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Southern View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.749 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.12 degrees. |