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Communities Also Named Swansea ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Swansea.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Swansea.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, three are located in Canada and eight are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Swansea [Blount County].
    • Arizona
      • La Paz County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Swansea [La Paz County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Swansea lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Swansea [Inyo County].
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Swansea is located in Saint Clair County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Swansea.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Swansea [Osage County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Swansea is located in Bristol County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Swansea.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Swansea [White Pine County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Swansea.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Swansea is located in Lexington County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Swansea.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swansea ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Cooksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Dixie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Downsview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Erindale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
  • Grahamsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Long Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Marvin Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Heights
  • Meadow Wood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • New Toronto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Toronto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Toronto
  • Summerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Thornhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill <5>

How Far From Swansea 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 Swansea to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swansea and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Swansea to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swansea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swansea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swansea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swansea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6415, Longitude: -79.4747    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Swansea could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Swansea to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.045 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.485 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.939 degrees.




 

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