Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swaimtown:
  • 36.029859, -80.275329
  • 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 Swaimtown

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Swaimtown is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Swaimtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swaimtown ...

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.

• Cityview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
• Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Seasons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Gum Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Hanes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hanes is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes
• Hootstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hootstown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootstown
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Muddy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
• Rollingreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
• Skyview Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Union Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge

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

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

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Swaimtown to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'