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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 Swanton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanton 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 Swanton:
- 39.364834, -75.834104
- 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 Swanton
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Swanton is near Cecil County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Swanton
Communities Also Named Swanton ...
We found six communities that are also named Swanton.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Swanton.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Garrett County
- This Swanton is located in Garrett County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west of the Swanton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Swanton.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Swanton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Swanton.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Swanton is located in Butler County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Swanton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Swanton.
- Nebraska
- Saline County
- This Swanton is located in Saline County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the west of the Swanton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Swanton.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Swanton is located in Fulton County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Swanton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Swanton.
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This Swanton is located in Franklin County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Swanton that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Swanton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanton ...
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.
- Cash Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Dogwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gregg Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Irelands Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Pleasant Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Sassafras
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
How Far From Swanton 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 Swanton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Swanton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Swanton and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swanton to Chestertown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Swanton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Swanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Swanton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3648, Longitude: -75.8341 In this case, the coordinates for Swanton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.669 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.023 degrees. |
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