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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 Swan Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake:
- 33.845938, -84.817439
- 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 Swan Lake
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Swan Lake is near Cobb County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Swan Lake
Communities Also Named Swan Lake ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Swan Lake.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Swan Lake.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Henry County
- This Swan Lake is located in Henry County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Swan Lake.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Swan Lake.
- Iowa
- Emmet 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 Iowa community of Swan Lake [Emmet County].
- Kentucky
- Knox County
- This Swan Lake is located in Knox County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Swan Lake.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Swan Lake is located in Bossier Parish and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Swan Lake.
- Manitoba
- This Swan Lake lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Swan Lake.
- Montana
- Lake County
- This Swan Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Swan Lake.
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This Swan Lake is located in Holt County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Swan Lake.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Swan Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Swan Lake.
- Oklahoma
- Caddo County
- This Swan Lake is located in Caddo County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west of the Swan Lake that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Swan Lake.
- South Dakota
- Turner 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 South Dakota community of Swan Lake [Turner County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan Lake ...
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.
- Arbor Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
- Ash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Black Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Black Forest is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Run is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Emerald Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Forest Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Echo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Echo
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenacres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenacres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Hickory Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Gap is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Gap
- Honeysuckle Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Swan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Swan is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
- Meadow Lark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lark is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lark
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Oak Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Ridge Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Corners is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Corners
How Far From Swan Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swan Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swan Lake and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Swan Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Swan Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Swan Lake 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> | 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 Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8459, Longitude: -84.8174 In this case, the coordinates for Swan Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.433 degrees. |
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