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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 Southland Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southland Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Southland Park:
- 34.894033, -81.021190
- 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 Southland Park
- 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 Southland Park is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Southland Park
Communities Also Named Southland Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Southland Park.
Within South Carolina, the name Southland Park is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Southland Park [Caddo Parish].
- Mississippi
- Webster County
- This Southland Park is located in Webster County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the west of the Southland Park that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Southland Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southland Park ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Flint Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Leslie Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leslie Woods is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
- Lesslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Meadow Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lakes is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Pecan Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pecan Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pineridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pineridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Red Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oaks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks
- Red River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red River is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shadowbrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Swan Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Meadows is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Whispering Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Wintercrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wintercrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
How Far From Southland Park 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 Southland Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southland Park and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Southland Park to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 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 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Southland Park 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Southland Park 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 Southland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8940, Longitude: -81.0212 In this case, the coordinates for Southland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.621 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.671 degrees. |
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