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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 Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Shore 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 Shore:
    • 45.105738, -96.928607
    • 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 South Shore
  • 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 South Shore ...

We found eight communities that share the name South Shore.

Within South Dakota, the name South Shore is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This South Shore is located in Alameda County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Shore that is located in Codington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of South Shore.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This South Shore is located in Cook County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Shore that is located in Codington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of South Shore.
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This South Shore is located in Greenup County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Shore that is located in Codington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of South Shore.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Charles County
      • This South Shore is located in Saint Charles County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the South Shore that is located in Codington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of South Shore.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas 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 Nebraska community of South Shore [Douglas County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This South Shore lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Shore that is located in Codington County.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • Although located in Bell County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of South Shore.
      • Harrison County
      • This South Shore is located in Harrison County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the south of the South Shore that is located in Codington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of South Shore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Shore ...

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.

  • Big Stone City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
    • Big Stone City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <4>
  • Bonanza Grove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
    • Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County (MN)
  • Cashtown
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
    • Cashtown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
  • Clear Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
  • Grover
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Codington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
  • Hiawatha Beach
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
    • Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County
  • Marvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shady Beach
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
    • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
  • Spring Grove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
  • Strandburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Brooks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

How Far From South Shore 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 town such as South Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Watertown, which is the Seat of Codington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Shore to Watertown, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Shore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Codington County: www.codington.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Shore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1057, Longitude: -96.9286    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Shore 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 South Shore 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 320.921 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.172 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.633 degrees.




 

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