Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swiger:
  • 39.550378, -77.276928
  • 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 Swiger

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Swiger is near Carroll County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Swiger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swiger ...

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.

• Centerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Copper Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
• Detour
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Detour is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
• Fairhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Good Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Good Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
• Grossnickle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
• Hidden Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
• Johnsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Ladiesburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
• Liberty Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Forest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Forest
• Quarry View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Quarry View is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
• Troutville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Troutville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
• Wolfs Den
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

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

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

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swiger to Frederick, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'