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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 Southwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood 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 Southwood:
    • 41.082166, -112.028554
    • 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 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Southwood is near Weber County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Southwood

Communities Also Named Southwood ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Southwood.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named Southwood.

Beyond Utah, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Salt Lake County
      • This Southwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Southwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Southwood that is located in Davis 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 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km] to the east southeast of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Southwood.
    • California
      • San Mateo 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 California community of Southwood [San Mateo County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Southwood [Arapahoe County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Southwood is located in New Castle County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the east of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Southwood.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Southwood [Orange County].
    • 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 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the east of the Southwood that is located in Davis 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 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Southwood that is located in Davis 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
      • Carroll County
      • This Southwood is located in Carroll County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Southwood.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Southwood is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Southwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Southwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the east of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Southwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Southwood lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Southwood is located in Aiken County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the east of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Southwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Southwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east of the Southwood that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Southwood.

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.

  • Anchorage
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Anchorage is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Bluff Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bluff Road is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Camelot is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Golden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Golden Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
  • Grants Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grants Lane is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
  • Green Lawns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Lawns is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
  • Katies Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Katies Place is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
  • King
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Marshall Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
  • Meadow Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Meadow Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Phyllis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phyllis is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pratts
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pratts is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Robins Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Robins Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
    • Rogers Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rogers Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
    • Sundial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sundial Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial Park
    • Suntrails
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Suntrails is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
    • Terrace View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Terrace View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
    • Yorkshire Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place

How Far From Southwood 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 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:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southwood to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0822, Longitude: -112.0286       In this case, the coordinates for Southwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.063 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.676 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.824 degrees.