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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South 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:
- 37.329217, -86.364699
- 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
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since South is near Edmonson County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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
Communities Also Named South ...
We found ten communities that are also named South.
Within Kentucky, the name South is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington 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 Alabama community of South [Covington 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 Alabama community of South [Montgomery County].
- 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 [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- 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 Maryland community of South [Baltimore City].
- Massachusetts
- Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of South [Bristol County].
- New Jersey
- Essex 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 Jersey community of South [Essex County].
- Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of South [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Westchester 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 [Westchester County].
- Texas
- Brazos 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 [Brazos County].
- Virginia
- Arlington 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 Virginia community of South [Arlington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near South ...
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.
- Bee Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Gold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Gold is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gold
- Decker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Decker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Hillview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillview is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Huff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Prosperity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Ready
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Ridgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Roundhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Windyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windyville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From South 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South and extending to:
- Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South to Leitchfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 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 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 South 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3292, Longitude: -86.3647 In this case, the coordinates for South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.219 degrees. |
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