Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swan Quarter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swan Quarter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swan Quarter
- 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 Quarter:
- 35.406279, -76.328943
- 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 Quarter
- 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 Hyde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hyde County
- Since Swan Quarter is near Beaufort County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan Quarter ...
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.
- Lake Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
- Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
- Last Chance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Last Chance is located in Hyde County
- Leechville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leechville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
- Leechville is located in Beaufort County
- Lowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Mill Seat Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Seat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat Landing
- Mill Seat Landing is located in Pamlico County
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
- Nebraska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Nebraska is located in Hyde County
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Hyde County
- Oyster Creek Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek Landing
- Oyster Creek Landing is located in Hyde County
- Rose Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Schoolhouse Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Sladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sladesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
How Far From Swan Quarter 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 Quarter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swan Quarter and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Swan Quarter to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swan Quarter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Swan Quarter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan Quarter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4063, Longitude: -76.3289 |
| <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 Swan Quarter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.725 degrees. |