Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Swanpond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanpond and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Swanpond

• 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 Swanpond:
  • 36.830920, -83.902981
  • 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 Swanpond

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Swanpond is near Whitley County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Swanpond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanpond ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cannon is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Carpenter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpenter is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Dishman Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dishman Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Springs
• Flat Lick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
• Girdler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Girdler is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
• Old Flat Lick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old Flat Lick is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flat Lick
• Pogue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pogue is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rain is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain
• Swan Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Swan Lake is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
• Turkey Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

How Far From Swanpond to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swanpond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Swanpond and extending to:

• Barbourville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North 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 Swanpond to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 400 miles [643.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'