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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Side
- 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:
- 36.072082, -80.239494
- 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 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since South Side is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Davie 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named South Side ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name South Side.
Within North Carolina, the name South Side is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout 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 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the South Side that is located in Forsyth 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].
- Maine
- York County
- This South Side is located in York County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the South Side that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of South Side.
- 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].
- Nova Scotia
- This South Side lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the South Side that is located in Forsyth 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 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the north of the South Side that is located in Forsyth 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 311 miles [500.5 km] to the north of the South Side that is located in Forsyth 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 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the south of the South Side that is located in Forsyth 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].
- Arkansas
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.
- Cityview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Forsyth County
- Four Seasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
- Fox Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Gum Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Hanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hootstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Skyview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
- Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Union Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County
How Far From South Side 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 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:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from South Side to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Side. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0721, Longitude: -80.2395 In this case, the coordinates for South Side have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.008 degrees. |