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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Hills 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 Hills:
    • 35.032108, -78.953083
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since South Hills is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Hills

Communities Also Named South Hills ...

We found seven communities that are also named South Hills.

Within North Carolina, the name South Hills is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton 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 Kentucky community of South Hills [Kenton County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This South Hills is located in Allegheny County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the north of the South Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of South Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This South Hills is located in Union County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west of the South Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of South Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This South Hills is located in Blount County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the west of the South Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of South Hills.
      • Cumberland County
      • This South Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west northwest of the South Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of South Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This South Hills is located in Kanawha County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the South Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of South Hills.
      • Monongalia County
      • This South Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the north of the South Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of South Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Hills ...

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.

  • Bordeaux
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Crossgates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Crystal Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Decker Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
  • Ducks Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
  • Emerald Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
  • Foxfire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Glenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Haymount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
  • Hermitage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hickory Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holiday Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Lake Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
    • Legion Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
    • Phoenician Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Queensdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
    • Scotty Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
    • Shadowlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
    • Summertime
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
    • Vanstory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
    • Vineland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Winter Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Woods Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from South Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 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 Hills 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0321, Longitude: -78.9531       In this case, the coordinates for South Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.143 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.288 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.836 degrees.