Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southland
- 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:
- 33.361911, -101.550452
- 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 Southland
- 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 Garza County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garza County
- Since Southland is near Lubbock County and also Lynn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lubbock County
- eBird sighting report for Lynn 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 Southland ...
We found ten communities that share the name Southland.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Southland.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Southland is located in Craighead County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Southland that is located in Garza County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Southland.
- Phillips County
- This Southland is located in Phillips County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east of the Southland that is located in Garza County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Southland.
- Florida
- Charlotte County
- 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 Florida community of Southland [Charlotte County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Southland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Southland that is located in Garza County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Southland.
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Southland is located in Fayette County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Southland that is located in Garza County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Southland.
- Knox County
- 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 Kentucky community of Southland [Knox County].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southland ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Close City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
- Close City is located in Garza County
- Close City has also been known as:
- Ragtown
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Grassland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Grassland is located in Lynn County
- Hackberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Posey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Posey is located in Lubbock County
- Post
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Post is located in Garza County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <4>
- Ransom Canyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
- Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <4>
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Wayside ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Southland 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 Southland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southland and extending to:
- Post, which is the Seat of Garza County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southland to Post, 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 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 Southland 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' (or 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- Southland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3619, Longitude: -101.5505 |
| <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 Southland 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 323.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.504 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.811 degrees. |