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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Hill 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 Hill:
    • 36.726053, -78.126330
    • 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 South Hill
  • 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Since South Hill is near Brunswick County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 South Hill

Communities Also Named South Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named South Hill.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named South Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Chesapeake City
      • This South Hill is located in Chesapeake City and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east of the South Hill that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of South Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This South Hill is located in DeKalb County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Hill that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of South Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This South Hill is located in Butler County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west of the South Hill that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of South Hill.
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • This South Hill is located in Tompkins County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north of the South Hill that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of South Hill.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This South Hill is located in Bradford County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the South Hill that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of South Hill.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This South Hill is located in Pierce County and lies 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Hill that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of South Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Hill ...

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.

  • Brokenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Busy Bee Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Dockery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
  • Forksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • La Crosse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Opie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
  • Pettys Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettys Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Corner
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Stones Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
  • Union Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
  • Whittles Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill

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

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

  • Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Hill to Boydton, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Hill 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 South Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7261, Longitude: -78.1263       In this case, the coordinates for South Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.631 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.953 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.953 degrees.