Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Southwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwoods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Southwoods

• 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 Southwoods:
  • 37.244581, -80.010316
  • 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 Southwoods

• 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 Southwoods 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 Southwoods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwoods ...

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 southeast)
  • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
• Castle Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Cave Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cliffview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cliffview is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
• Crescent Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Crest Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Foxwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenland Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Continue List   (18 more) ...
  • Hidden Valley Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
  • Highfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Homeplace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Lemon Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
  • Meadowlark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Orchard Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Court is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
  • Peakwood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
  • Rosecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
  • Scenic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Springlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
  • Sugar Loaf Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
  • Sugar Loaf Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
  • Sugar Loaf Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
  • Sunset Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Virginia Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Southwoods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Southwoods and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Southwoods 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 197 miles [317 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 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'