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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 Southdown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southdown 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 Southdown:
- 37.158433, -82.797104
- 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 Southdown
- 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Since Southdown is near Knott County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Southdown
Communities Also Named Southdown ...
We found three communities that are also named Southdown.
Within Kentucky, the name Southdown is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Southdown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southdown that is located in Letcher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Southdown.
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the southwest of the Southdown that is located in Letcher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Southdown.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Southdown is located in Brazoria County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southdown that is located in Letcher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Southdown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southdown ...
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.
- Bellcraft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Bottom Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bottom Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Fork
- Craftsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Democrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Democrat is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Ice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ice is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice
- Little Colly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Colly is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
- Lucastown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucastown is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucastown
- Marshal Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshal Branch is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshal Branch
- Millstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Neon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neon Junction is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon Junction
- Polly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Polly is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
How Far From Southdown 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 Southdown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southdown and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Southdown to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Southdown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Southdown 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 Southdown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1584, Longitude: -82.7971 In this case, the coordinates for Southdown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.378 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.728 degrees. |
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