Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southwood
- 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:
- 33.524305, -81.766499
- 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 Southwood
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Southwood is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Southwood ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Southwood.
Within South Carolina, the name Southwood is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Southwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Southwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Southwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the west of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Southwood.
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- LaPorte 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 Indiana community of Southwood [LaPorte County].
- Vigo County
- This Southwood is located in Vigo County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the northwest of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Southwood.
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Southwood is located in Ascension Parish and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Southwood.
- Iberville Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Southwood [Iberville Parish].
- Maryland
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Southwood lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the north of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Southwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Southwood.
- Salt Lake County
- This Southwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km] to the west northwest of the Southwood that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southwood.
- Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwood ...
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.
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Foxchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gloverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
- Gloverville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloverville <4>
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graniteville <4>
- Gregg Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
- Hidden Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
- Huntcliff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Hunters Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
- Mixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Stone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Wood Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
How Far From Southwood 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southwood and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Southwood to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 454 miles [730.6 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5243, Longitude: -81.7665 In this case, the coordinates for Southwood 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 Southwood 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.73 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.892 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.338 degrees. |