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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swan Lake
- 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:
- 36.826198, -83.927149
- 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 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Swan Lake is near Whitley County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- eBird sighting report for Bell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Swan Lake ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Swan Lake.
Within Kentucky, the name Swan Lake is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Swan Lake is located in Henry County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the south of the Swan Lake that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Swan Lake.
- Paulding County
- This Swan Lake is located in Paulding County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south southwest of the Swan Lake that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Swan Lake.
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Swan Lake lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swan Lake that is located in Knox County.
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
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.
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dishman Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dishman Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
- Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
- Flat Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Girdler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
- Old Flat Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Flat Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
- Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Pogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Knox County
- Rain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Swanpond
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Turkey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
How Far From Swan Lake 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 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:
- Barbourville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Swan Lake to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swan Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swan Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8262, Longitude: -83.9271 In this case, the coordinates for Swan Lake 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 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 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> | 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 Swan Lake 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 312.061 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.893 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.301 degrees. |