Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southgate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southgate
- 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 Southgate:
- 33.840159, -80.375082
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Southgate
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Southgate is near Clarendon County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Southgate ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Southgate.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Southgate.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Southgate is located in Dougherty County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Southgate.
- Hall County
- This Southgate is located in Hall County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Southgate.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Southgate [Cook County].
- Ogle County
- This Southgate is located in Ogle County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Southgate.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Southgate is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Southgate.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Southgate is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the north northeast of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Southgate.
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Southgate is located in Craven County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Southgate.
- Wake County
- This Southgate is located in Wake County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the northeast of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Southgate.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Southgate lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the north of the Southgate that is located in Sumter County.
- Virginia
- Washington
- Pierce County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Southgate [Pierce County].
- Thurston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Southgate [Thurston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southgate ...
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.
- Burns Down
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Down have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
- Burns Down is located in Sumter County
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Flowers Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Sumter County
- Iris Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Kingman Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
- Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
- Privateer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rainbow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
- Stokes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Summer View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
- Summer View is located in Sumter County
- Tiller Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiller Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
- Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
- Winter Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Sumter County
How Far From Southgate 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 Southgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southgate and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Southgate to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 395 miles [635.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southgate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Southgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8402, Longitude: -80.3751 In this case, the coordinates for Southgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Southgate 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Southgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.948 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.038 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.73 degrees. |