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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Park 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 Park:
    • 42.942808, -82.456304
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named South Park ...

We found 27 communities that share the name South Park.

Within Michigan, the name South Park is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of South Park.
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of South Park [Los Angeles County].
      • Riverside County
      • This South Park is located in Riverside County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the west of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of South Park.
      • San Diego County
      • This South Park is located in San Diego County and lies 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km] to the west of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of South Park.
      • Sonoma 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 California community of South Park [Sonoma County].
    • 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 South Park [Cook County].
      • Kane County
      • This South Park is located in Kane County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of South Park.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This South Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of South Park.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson 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 Kansas community of South Park [Johnson County].
      • Wyandotte 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 Kansas community of South Park [Wyandotte County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This South Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of South Park.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of South Park [Caddo Parish].
      • Rapides Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of South Park [Rapides Parish].
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota 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 Minnesota community of South Park [Dakota County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This South Park is located in Burlington County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of South Park.
    • New York
      • Erie 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 New York community of South Park [Erie County].
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga 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 Ohio community of South Park [Cuyahoga 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 Ohio community of South Park [Montgomery County].
      • Wyandot County
      • This South Park is located in Wyandot County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of South Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This South Park is located in Darlington County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of South Park.
      • Florence County
      • This South Park is located in Florence County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the south southeast of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of South Park.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of South Park [Harris County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This South Park is located in King County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of South Park.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This South Park is located in Kanawha County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the south of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of South Park.
      • Lewis County
      • This South Park is located in Lewis County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southeast of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of South Park.
      • Monongalia County
      • This South Park is located in Monongalia County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southeast of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of South Park.
    • Wyoming
      • Teton County
      • This South Park is located in Teton County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Park that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of South Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Park ...

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.

  • Coronation Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Park
  • Fourth Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Line
  • Gardendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Lucasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oil City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Rattle Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
    • Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Wees Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Port Huron, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Park to Lansing, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9428, Longitude: -82.4563       In this case, the coordinates for South Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Park 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.014 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.60 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.671 degrees.




 

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