Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Swan:
  • 47.297157, -92.831025
  • 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 Little Swan

• 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Since Little Swan is near Itasca County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itasca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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 Little Swan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Swan ...

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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Elmer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Elmer is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Grant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hull
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hull is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Iron Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
• Kelly Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
• Mitchell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Ruby Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
• Silica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Silica is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Wolf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

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

• Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Swan to Duluth, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'