Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swinesburg:
  • 40.638712, -75.057394
  • 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 Swinesburg

• 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Since Swinesburg is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Swinesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swinesburg ...

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.

• Hensfoot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
• Hughesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
• Jutland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
• Kennedy Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
• Kennedys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kennedys is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
• Little York
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little York is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Lows Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Spring Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Springtown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Still Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Still Valley is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
• Upper Black Eddy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Black Eddy is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Black Eddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Black Eddy <1>
• Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
• Willow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swinesburg and extending to:

• Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swinesburg to Flemington, 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'