Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swancott Mill:
  • 43.462292, -75.602959
  • 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 Swancott Mill

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Swancott Mill is near Oneida County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Swancott Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swancott Mill ...

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.

• Beartown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Fish Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Flint Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Florence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Florence is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Florence Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Florence Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
• Freeman Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
• Michigan Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
• Mohawk Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
• Parson Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill
• Prussian Settlement
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement

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

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

• Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swancott Mill to Lowville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'