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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 Swart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swart 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 Swart:
- 37.751154, -94.583569
- 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 Swart
- 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
- Since Swart is near Bourbon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Swart
Communities Also Named Swart ...
We found one communities that are also named Swart.
Within Missouri, the name Swart is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Swart in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Swart is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Swart that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Swart.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swart ...
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.
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Coalvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Dry Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Edward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Eve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Gross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Katy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Katy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Moundville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Onion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Onion is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Richards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
How Far From Swart 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 Swart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swart and extending to:
- Nevada, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swart to Nevada, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Swart) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Swart 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 Swart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7512, Longitude: -94.5836 In this case, the coordinates for Swart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.913 degrees. |
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