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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 Southgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southgate and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Southgate:
    • 38.255403, -76.416340
    • 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 Southgate
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Southgate is near Calvert County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Southgate

Communities Also Named Southgate ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Southgate.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Southgate.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Southgate is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Southgate.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • This Southgate is located in Henry County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Southgate.
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Southgate is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Southgate.
    • Florida
      • Sarasota County
      • This Southgate is located in Sarasota County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Southgate.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Southgate is located in Dougherty County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Southgate.
      • Hall County
      • This Southgate is located in Hall County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Southgate.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Southgate [Cook County].
      • Ogle County
      • This Southgate is located in Ogle County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Southgate.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Southgate [LaPorte County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This Southgate is located in Campbell County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Southgate.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Southgate is located in Wayne County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Southgate.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Southgate is located in Craven County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Southgate.
      • Wake County
      • This Southgate is located in Wake County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Southgate.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Southgate is located in Clark County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Southgate.
    • Ontario
      • This Southgate lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Southgate is located in Lexington County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Southgate.
      • Sumter County
      • This Southgate is located in Sumter County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Southgate.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Southgate is located in Montgomery County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southgate that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Southgate.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Southgate [Pierce County].
      • Thurston 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 Washington community of Southgate [Thurston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southgate ...

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.

  • Cedar Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Colony Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
  • Discovery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
  • Evergreen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Flowers of the Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Hermanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Hunting Neck Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
  • Jonestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Laurel Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
  • Leachburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

How Far From Southgate to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southgate to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southgate and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Southgate to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Southgate 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.
<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 Southgate 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 Southgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2554, Longitude: -76.4163       In this case, the coordinates for Southgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.567 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.705 degrees.