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we pass this GPS location for Southwood:
42.996177, -76.108812
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Southwood.
Within New York, the name Southwood is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout 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 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the southwest of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Southwood.
North Carolina
Lenoir County
This Southwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the south of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Southwood.
Ontario
This Southwood lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga County.
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Southwood is located in Aiken County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the west of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km] to the west of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south of the Southwood that is located in Onondaga 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.
Eagle Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Southwood to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Southwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9962, Longitude: -76.1088 In this case, the coordinates for Southwood 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 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 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>
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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Southwood 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 306.978 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.054 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.594 degrees.