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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 Southpark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southpark and the surrounding area.
- 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 Southpark:
- 41.366720, -81.610679
- 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 Southpark
- 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Since Southpark is near Summit County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Southpark
Communities Also Named Southpark ...
We found three communities that are also named Southpark.
Within Ohio, the name Southpark is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Southpark is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west of the Southpark that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Southpark.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Southpark is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southpark that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Southpark.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Southpark is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south of the Southpark that is located in Cuyahoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Southpark.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southpark ...
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.
- Enterprise ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Maple Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Randall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Seven Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Southpark to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southpark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southpark and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Southpark to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving 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 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Southpark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Southpark 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 Southpark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3667, Longitude: -81.6107 In this case, the coordinates for Southpark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.55 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.833 degrees. |
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