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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 Swanders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanders 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 Swanders:
- 40.360605, -84.173000
- 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 Swanders
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Swanders is near Auglaize County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Swanders
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanders ...
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.
- Anna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Earls Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Earls Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Island
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Gutman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Kettlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Two
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Two is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Two
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Uno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Uno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Valentine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Swanders 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 Swanders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swanders and extending to:
- Sidney, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Swanders to Columbus, 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 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swanders) 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 Swanders 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 Swanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3606, Longitude: -84.1730 In this case, the coordinates for Swanders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.205 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.364 degrees. |
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