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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 Swift Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swift Ford 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 Swift Ford:
- 34.557868, -86.468044
- 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 Swift Ford
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Swift Ford is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Swift Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swift Ford ...
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.
- Big Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Bravo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bravo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Burrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherrytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherrytree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Chimney Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Creek Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creek Ford is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ford
- Cushion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cushion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushion
- Double Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Cove Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hobbs Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
- Lacey's Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadow Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Redstone Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Regent Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Stapler Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stapler Ford is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapler Ford
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Willow Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Swift Ford 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 Swift Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swift Ford and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swift Ford to Huntsville, 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 601 miles [967.2 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 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Swift Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Swift Ford 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 Swift Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5579, Longitude: -86.4680 In this case, the coordinates for Swift Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.533 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.932 degrees. |
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