Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Washington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Washington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Washington
- 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 Washington:
- 44.028121, -72.412877
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Washington
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since South Washington is near Washington County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Windsor 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named South Washington ...
We found four communities that share the name South Washington.
Within Vermont, the name South Washington is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This South Washington is located in Davies's County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Washington that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of South Washington.
- North Carolina
- Pender 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 North Carolina community of South Washington [Pender County].
- North Dakota
- Grand Forks 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 North Dakota community of South Washington [Grand Forks County].
- Virginia
- Arlington 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 Virginia community of South Washington [Arlington County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Washington ...
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.
- Brimstone Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Brimstone Corner is located in Orange County
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Copperfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Orange County
- Foxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Kennedy Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
- Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Upper Graniteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
- Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Waits River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
- Waits River is located in Orange County
How Far From South Washington 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 South Washington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Washington and extending to:
- Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from South Washington to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Washington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0281, Longitude: -72.4129 In this case, the coordinates for South Washington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 South Washington 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Washington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.496 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.342 degrees. |