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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 Southern Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southern Pines and the surrounding area.
- 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 Southern Pines:
- 37.210415, -79.983371
- 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 Southern Pines
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Southern Pines is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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 Southern Pines
Communities Also Named Southern Pines ...
We found six communities that are also named Southern Pines.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Southern Pines.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Dinwiddie County
- This Southern Pines is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east of the Southern Pines that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Southern Pines.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Southern Pines is located in Cullman County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southern Pines that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Southern Pines.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Southern Pines is located in Hillsborough County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southern Pines that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Southern Pines.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Southern Pines is located in Wicomico County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southern Pines that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Southern Pines.
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This Southern Pines is located in Moore County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Southern Pines that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Southern Pines.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Southern Pines is located in Spartanburg County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southern Pines that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Southern Pines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southern Pines ...
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.
- Castle Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Cave Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Clearbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Crescent Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Crystal Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
- Highfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadowlark
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Narrows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Narrows is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Peakwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
- Rosecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woods Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Yellowstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
How Far From Southern Pines 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 Southern Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southern Pines and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Southern Pines to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southern Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Southern Pines 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 Southern Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2104, Longitude: -79.9834 In this case, the coordinates for Southern Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.698 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.539 degrees. |
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