Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Heights

• 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 Heights:
  • 40.573678, -80.237282
  • 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 South Heights

• 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Since South Heights is near Allegheny County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 South Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Heights ...

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.

• Byersdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Byersdale is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersdale
• Economy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Fairoaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Gringo
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gringo is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
• Haysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Independence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Independence is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moon is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Moon Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
• Shields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shields is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Stoops Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Heights and extending to:

• Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Heights to Beaver, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'