Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swancott:
  • 34.597314, -86.788611
  • 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 Swancott

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Swancott is near Madison County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Swancott

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swancott ...

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.

• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Cave Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Lewis Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
• Maplewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Priceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <1>
• Rockhouse Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
• Rocky Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Rolling Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Six Way
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Way is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way
• Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
  • Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
  • Slaughter Ferry
• Sunnyside Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
• Sunnyside Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
• Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sweetwater is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swancott and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swancott to Athens, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'