Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Avenue:
  • 42.258426, -71.848128
  • 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 Swan Avenue

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Swan Avenue is near Middlesex County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Swan Avenue

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan Avenue ...

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.

• Cherry Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Heard Street
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
• Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Island is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• June Street
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • June Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Street
• Rice Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
• Salisbury Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
• Union Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• University Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • University Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Woodland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the East.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Swan Avenue to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'