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Communities Also Named Swift ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Swift.

Within British Columbia, the name Swift is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Swift is located in Baldwin County and lies 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Swift.
    • Florida
      • Polk 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 Florida community of Swift [Polk County].
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Swift is located in DuPage County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Swift.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nemaha County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Swift.
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • This Swift is located in Webster Parish and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Swift.
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac 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 Michigan community of Swift [Mackinac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Roseau County
      • This Swift is located in Roseau County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Swift.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Swift is located in Pemiscot County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Swift.
    • Montana
      • Cascade 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 Montana community of Swift [Cascade County].
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe 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 Nebraska community of Swift [Otoe County].
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Swift is located in Washington County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Swift.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Swift is located in Hardin County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Swift.
    • Texas
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Swift is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Swift.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Swift is located in Whitman County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Swift.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swift ...

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.

  • Dentville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
  • Eagle Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Run came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Run
  • Furry Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furry Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furry Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furry Creek <5>
  • Hospital Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospital Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospital Hill
  • Nesters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesters came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesters
  • Oliver's Landing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whistler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whistler <5>
  • Whistler Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Creek

How Far From Swift 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 Swift to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Swift to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swift) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9000, Longitude: -123.1667    
<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 Swift 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 . 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.658 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.449 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.124 degrees.




 

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