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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Hill 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 Hill:
    • 42.429240, -76.494940
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Hill ...

We found seven communities that share the name South Hill.

Within New York, the name South Hill is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This South Hill is located in DeKalb County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the South Hill that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of South Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This South Hill is located in Butler County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Hill that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of South Hill.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This South Hill is located in Bradford County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the South Hill that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of South Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This South Hill is located in Chesapeake City and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south of the South Hill that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of South Hill.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the south southwest of the South Hill that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of South Hill.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This South Hill is located in Pierce County and lies 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Hill that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of South Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Hill ...

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.

  • Forest Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
  • Head Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
    • Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Howland Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
    • Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Ithaca
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
  • Kennedy Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
    • Kennedy Corner is located in Tompkins County
  • Krum Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Corner
    • Krum Corner is located in Tompkins County
  • Slaterville Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Willow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County

How Far From South Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South Hill to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4292, Longitude: -76.4949       In this case, the coordinates for South Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.276 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.026 degrees.




 

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