Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Swan:
- 36.795336, -93.062678
- 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 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 Taney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Since Swan is near Christian County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Swan ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Swan.
Within Missouri, the name Swan is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Swan is located in Fannin County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Swan that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Swan.
- Irwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Swan [Irwin County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Bull Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Dickens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Kissee Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Mills
- Kissee Mills is located in Taney County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissee Mills <5>
- Long Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Taney County
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
- Rockaway Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
- Saddlebrooke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Walnut Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
How Far From Swan to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swan and extending to:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Swan to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Swan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7953, Longitude: -93.0627 In this case, the coordinates for Swan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Swan 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 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 317.858 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.573 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.365 degrees. |