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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 Southwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood Hills 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 Southwood Hills:
    • 39.891211, -76.637190
    • 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 Southwood Hills
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Southwood Hills is near Lancaster County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Southwood Hills

Communities Also Named Southwood Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Southwood Hills.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Southwood Hills is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Southwood Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southwood Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Southwood Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Southwood Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood Hills that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Southwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwood Hills ...

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.

  • Chapel View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chapel View is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
  • East Yoe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • East Yoe is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
  • Fox Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Run is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Golden is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Hill-n-Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Homeland Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Locust Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Spring is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
  • Longstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Longstown is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
  • Longview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Longview Heights is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Panorama Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Panorama Hills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant View is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Randolph Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph Park is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
    • Red Lion
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Relay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Relay is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
    • Robin Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Robin Heights is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
    • Springvale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Springvale is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Spry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spry is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Winterstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Winterstown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Southwood Hills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southwood Hills) 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 Southwood Hills 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 Southwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8912, Longitude: -76.6372       In this case, the coordinates for Southwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.583 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.245 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.152 degrees.