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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 Swanson Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanson Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Swanson Mill:
    • 34.977298, -85.145508
    • 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 Swanson Mill
  • 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
    • Since Swanson Mill is near Hamilton County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Swanson Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanson Mill ...

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.

  • Castle Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
  • Cinderella Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
  • Ellie Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
  • Graysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harris Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
  • Hickory Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Holy Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holy Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hills
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Love Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maplewood Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplewood Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
    • Royal Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Scenic Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Shady Rest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shady Rest is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
    • Summit Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Swanson Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swanson Mill) 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 Swanson Mill 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 Swanson Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9773, Longitude: -85.1455       In this case, the coordinates for Swanson Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.752 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.425 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.291 degrees.