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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 West Swanzey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Swanzey 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 West Swanzey:
- 42.870082, -72.321753
- 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 West Swanzey
- 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
- Since West Swanzey is near Franklin County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 West Swanzey
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Swanzey ...
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.
- Baptist Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Blissville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blissville is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Christian Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hollow
- Dole Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dole Junction is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Junction
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayo Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Satans Kingdom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From West Swanzey 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 West Swanzey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Swanzey and extending to:
- Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from West Swanzey to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- West Swanzey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Swanzey 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 West Swanzey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8701, Longitude: -72.3218 In this case, the coordinates for West Swanzey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.429 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.887 degrees. |
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