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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 Southridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southridge 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 Southridge:
    • 39.894782, -83.770204
    • 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 Southridge
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Southridge is near Greene County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Southridge

Communities Also Named Southridge ...

We found five communities that are also named Southridge.

Within Ohio, the name Southridge is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Southridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Southridge.
      • Mobile County
      • This Southridge is located in Mobile County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the south southwest of the Southridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Southridge.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Southridge is located in Duval County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south of the Southridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Southridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Southridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southridge.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Southridge is located in Fairfax County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Southridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Southridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southridge ...

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.

  • Green Hedges
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hedges is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
  • Greenlawn Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Home Orchards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
  • Limecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Limecrest is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limecrest
  • Locustgrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Locustgrove is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustgrove
  • Meadow Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
  • Miracle Mile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Olympic Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
    • Pitchin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pitchin is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
    • Possum Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Possum Woods is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Woods
    • Riceville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Riceville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Sun Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sun Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunnyland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyland is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland

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

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

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Southridge to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Southridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Southridge 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 Southridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8948, Longitude: -83.7702       In this case, the coordinates for Southridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.957 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.219 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.324 degrees.