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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 South Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Point 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 South Point:
    • 35.094587, -81.058687
    • 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 Point
  • 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 South Point is near Mecklenburg County and also Gaston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Point

Communities Also Named South Point ...

We found seven communities that are also named South Point.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named South Point.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Florence County
      • This South Point is located in Florence County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the South Point that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of South Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This South Point is located in Orleans Parish and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Point that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of South Point.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of South Point [Franklin County].
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of South Point [Gaston County].
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This South Point is located in Lawrence County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the South Point that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of South Point.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This South Point is located in Cameron County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Point that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of South Point.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This South Point is located in Accomack County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Point that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of South Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Point ...

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.

  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Grey Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grey Rock is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • Greycrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greycrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycrest
  • Heritage Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage Woods is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hickory Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Honeysuckle Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Honeysuckle Woods is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Woods
  • Island View Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Island View Landing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
  • Masons Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Masons Ferry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
  • Sunrise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Point is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
  • Thorns Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Thorns Ferry is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry
  • Timber Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Timber Ridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

How Far From South Point to ...

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 South Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Point to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 South Point 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 South Point 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 South Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0946, Longitude: -81.0587       In this case, the coordinates for South Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.346 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.676 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.627 degrees.