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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwood Hills 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 Hills:
    • 39.304268, -78.320561
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Southwood Hills is near Hampshire County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Southwood Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Southwood Hills.

Within Virginia, the name Southwood Hills is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Southwood Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Southwood Hills that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Southwood Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Southwood Hills is located in York County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southwood Hills that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Southwood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwood Hills ...

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.

  • Cross Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Good
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Good is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Gore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Indian Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
  • Indian Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Light is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Nordic Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Timber Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Wildwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Southwood Hills 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 Southwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Southwood Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 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 Hills) 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 Southwood Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3043, Longitude: -78.3206       In this case, the coordinates for Southwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.628 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.341 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.106 degrees.