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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 Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Side 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 South Side:
    • 43.134533, -70.680053
    • 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 Side
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since South Side is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Side

Communities Also Named South Side ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named South Side.

Within Maine, the name South Side is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of South Side [Pulaski County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This South Side is located in Marion County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the South Side that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of South Side.
    • Kansas
      • Osborne 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 Kansas community of South Side [Osborne County].
    • Missouri
      • Greene 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 Missouri community of South Side [Greene County].
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of South Side [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Chemung 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 Side [Chemung County].
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This South Side is located in Forsyth County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the South Side that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of South Side.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This South Side lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the east of the South Side that is located in York County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of South Side [Hamilton County].
      • Mahoning County
      • This South Side is located in Mahoning County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the west southwest of the South Side that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of South Side.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This South Side is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the west southwest of the South Side that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of South Side.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of South Side [Allegheny County].
      • Lackawanna 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 Pennsylvania community of South Side [Lackawanna County].
      • York 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 Pennsylvania community of South Side [York County].
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This South Side is located in Florence County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the South Side that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of South Side.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane 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 Wisconsin community of South Side [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Side ...

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.

  • Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Brickyard Landing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
  • Christian Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
  • Cider Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cider Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
  • Clay Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Clay Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Green Acre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Acre is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
  • Long Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Meadowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
  • Rosemary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rosemary is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Seabury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Seabury is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
  • Shepherds Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherds Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill

How Far From South Side 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 South Side to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Side to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 441 miles [709.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,043 miles [6,506.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Side 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>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 Side) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 South Side 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 Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1345, Longitude: -70.6801       In this case, the coordinates for South Side have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.626 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.31 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.994 degrees.