Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swans and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swans
- 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 Swans:
- 40.062566, -82.349873
- 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 Swans
- 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Swans is near Franklin County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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
Communities Also Named Swans ...
We found one communities that share the name Swans.
Within Ohio, the name Swans is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Swans in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swans ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Claylick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fleatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lloyd Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Corners
- Lloyd Corners is located in Licking County
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Licking County
- Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Rocky Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
How Far From Swans 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 Swans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swans and extending to:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Swans to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Swans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0626, Longitude: -82.3499 In this case, the coordinates for Swans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Swans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.622 degrees. |