Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Swartzville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swartzville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Swartzville

• 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 Swartzville:
  • 40.233148, -76.078276
  • 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 Swartzville

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Swartzville is near Berks County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Swartzville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swartzville ...

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.

• Cornwall Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwall Terrace is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Terrace
• Fivepointville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fivepointville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivepointville
• Fritztown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fritztown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
• Frysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Frysville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frysville
• Green Valley Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley Gardens is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Gardens
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lincoln
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maple Grove Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove Park is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
• Phoebe Berks Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village
• Red Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Run is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
• Sinking Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <1>
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Weaverland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland

How Far From Swartzville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swartzville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swartzville and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swartzville to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'