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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 Swiftwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swiftwater 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 Swiftwater:
- 44.133150, -71.951457
- 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 Swiftwater
- 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Since Swiftwater is near Orange County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Swiftwater
Communities Also Named Swiftwater ...
We found three communities that are also named Swiftwater.
Within New Hampshire, the name Swiftwater is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Swiftwater lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the northwest of the Swiftwater that is located in Grafton County.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Swiftwater is located in Washington County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Swiftwater that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Swiftwater.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Swiftwater is located in Monroe County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Swiftwater that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Swiftwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swiftwater ...
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.
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boltonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Ireland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Jockey Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Nutter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nutter is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter
- Peach Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Four Corners is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Four Corners
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Savageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savageville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Swiftwater 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 Swiftwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swiftwater and extending to:
- Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Swiftwater to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,064 miles [6,540.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swiftwater) 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 Swiftwater 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 Swiftwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1332, Longitude: -71.9515 In this case, the coordinates for Swiftwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.246 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.066 degrees. |
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