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Communities Also Named Swan River ...

We found three communities that share the name Swan River.

Within Manitoba, the name Swan River is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Swan River [Osage County].
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca County
      • This Swan River is located in Itasca County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Swan River.
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Swan River [Flathead County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan River ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Big Woody
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Birch River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <5>
  • Lenswood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenswood
  • Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Thunderhill Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderhill Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderhill Junction

How Far From Swan River 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 town such as Swan River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Swan River to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Swan River: www.swanrivermanitoba.ca/

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 River 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 . 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swan River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1056, Longitude: -101.2676    
<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 Swan River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Swan River 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 324.159 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.703 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.494 degrees.









 

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