Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swanville
- 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 Swanville:
- 44.521186, -68.997813
- 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 Swanville
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Swanville is near Hancock County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Swanville ...
We found five communities that share the name Swanville.
Within Maine, the name Swanville is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanville ...
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.
- Butlers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Dog Island Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Island Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
- Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
- Evans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
- Greenlaws Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlaws Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
- Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
- Halls Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Hayford Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Neals Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Poors Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
- Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
- Sandy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Point <4>
- Waldo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Winterport Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport Station
- Winterport Station is located in Waldo County
How Far From Swanville 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 Swanville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swanville and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the South.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Swanville to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 567 miles [912.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,923 miles [6,313.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swanville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Swanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5212, Longitude: -68.9978 In this case, the coordinates for Swanville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Swanville 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 county. 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Swanville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.356 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.128 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.439 degrees. |