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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
- Flint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Oneida County
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Florence Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Florence Hill is located in Oneida County
- Freeman Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
- Michigan Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Mohawk Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Parson Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill
- Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
- Prussian Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prussian Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
- Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
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<3> beginning in Swancott Mill and extending to:
- Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swancott Mill to Lowville, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swancott Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swancott Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swancott Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4623, Longitude: -75.6030 In this case, the coordinates for Swancott Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Swancott Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.716 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.142 degrees. |