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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 Southwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood 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 Southwood:
    • 35.208774, -77.567190
    • 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 Southwood
  • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Southwood is near Jones County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Southwood

Communities Also Named Southwood ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Southwood.

Within North Carolina, the name Southwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Southwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Southwood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Southwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the west of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Southwood.
    • California
      • San Mateo 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 Southwood [San Mateo County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Southwood [Arapahoe County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Southwood is located in New Castle County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Southwood.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Southwood [Orange County].
    • 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 Southwood [LaPorte County].
      • Vigo County
      • This Southwood is located in Vigo County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Southwood.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Southwood is located in Ascension Parish and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Southwood.
      • Iberville 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 Southwood [Iberville Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Southwood is located in Carroll County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the north of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Southwood.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Southwood is located in Onondaga County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Southwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Southwood lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the north of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Southwood is located in Aiken County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Southwood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Southwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Southwood.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Southwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km] to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Southwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north of the Southwood that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Southwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwood ...

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.

  • Booker T Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
  • Elm Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • George Washington Carver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Grove Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Harveytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Liberty Hill Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
  • Mary Beth Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Parrott Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
  • Rolling Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
  • Tarheel Courts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
  • Tower Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
  • Wise Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wise Forks is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks

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

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the North.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Southwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 4 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 256 miles [412 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Southwood) 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 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 Southwood 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 Southwood 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 Southwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2088, Longitude: -77.5672       In this case, the coordinates for Southwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.361 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.418 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.255 degrees.