Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swedetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swedetown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swedetown
- 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 Swedetown:
- 46.041223, -123.107893
- 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 Swedetown
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Swedetown is near Cowlitz County and also Wahkiakum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum 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 Swedetown ...
We found three communities that share the name Swedetown.
Within Oregon, the name Swedetown is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Swedetown is located in Cambria County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km]<1> to the east of the Swedetown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Swedetown.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Swedetown [Westmoreland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swedetown ...
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.
- Apiary ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Beaver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Eagle Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Evergreen Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Fern Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Flandersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandersville
- Flandersville is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
- Longview Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
- Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Marshland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Natal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Trojan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Swedetown 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 Swedetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swedetown and extending to:
- Saint Helens, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swedetown to Saint Helens, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swedetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Swedetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swedetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0412, Longitude: -123.1079 In this case, the coordinates for Swedetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Swedetown 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Swedetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.439 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.01 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.372 degrees. |