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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 Boston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Boston 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 South Boston:
- 38.582602, -85.979077
- 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 Boston
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since South Boston is near Clark County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Boston
Communities Also Named South Boston ...
We found two communities that are also named South Boston.
Within Indiana, the name South Boston is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- This South Boston is located in Suffolk County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Boston that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of South Boston.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This South Boston is located in Halifax County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Boston that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of South Boston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Boston ...
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.
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Daisy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Hill
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gooseport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gooseport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseport
- Harristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Little York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Shorts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
How Far From South Boston 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 South Boston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Boston and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from South Boston to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Boston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Boston 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 Boston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5826, Longitude: -85.9791 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.354 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.714 degrees. |
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