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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 Swanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanville 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 Swanville:
    • 38.686448, -85.558573
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Swanville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Swanville ...

We found five communities that share the name Swanville.

Within Indiana, the name Swanville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Swanville is located in Waldo County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Swanville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Swanville.
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Swanville is located in Morrison County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swanville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Swanville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Swanville is located in Erie County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Swanville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Swanville.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford 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 Tennessee community of Swanville [Rutherford County].
    • Texas
      • San Augustine 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 Texas community of Swanville [San Augustine County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanville ...

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.

  • Deputy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
    • Deputy is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <4>
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Hilltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
    • Hilltown is located in Jennings County
  • Kent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Jefferson County
  • Marble Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Marysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Clark County
  • Miles Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
    • Miles Point is located in Clark County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Otto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Clark County
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Jennings County
  • Paris Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
    • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
  • Trout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
    • Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swanville to Madison, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swanville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6864, Longitude: -85.5586       In this case, the coordinates for Swanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Swanville 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Swanville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.09 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.338 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.496 degrees.









 

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