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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 Swift, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swift 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 Swift:
    • 32.446543, -93.253779
    • 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 Swift
  • 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 Swift ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Swift.

Within Louisiana, the name Swift is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Swift is located in Baldwin County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Swift.
    • British Columbia
      • This Swift lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
    • Florida
      • Polk 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 Florida community of Swift [Polk County].
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Swift is located in DuPage County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Swift.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nemaha County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Swift.
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac 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 Michigan community of Swift [Mackinac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Roseau County
      • This Swift is located in Roseau County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the north of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Swift.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Swift is located in Pemiscot County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Swift.
    • Montana
      • Cascade 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 Montana community of Swift [Cascade County].
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe 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 Nebraska community of Swift [Otoe County].
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Swift is located in Washington County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Swift.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Swift is located in Hardin County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Swift.
    • Texas
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Swift is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Swift.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Swift is located in Whitman County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swift that is located in Webster Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Swift.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swift ...

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.

  • Dixie Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
  • Koran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koran
    • Koran is located in Bossier Parish
  • Martin Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Junction
    • Martin Junction is located in Webster Parish
  • Nine Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
    • Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
  • Petes Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
    • Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Plum Orchard Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard Landing
    • Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish
  • Yellow Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish

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

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

  • Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Swift to Minden, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,589 miles [12,213.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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- Swift) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swift. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4465, Longitude: -93.2538       In this case, the coordinates for Swift 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 Swift 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 parish. 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Swift to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.583 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.682 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.152 degrees.









 

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