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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 Swearingen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swearingen 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 Swearingen:
- 33.704579, -81.919836
- 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 Swearingen
- 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since Swearingen is near Aiken County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Swearingen
Communities Also Named Swearingen ...
We found two communities that are also named Swearingen.
Within South Carolina, the name Swearingen is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Collingsworth County
- This Swearingen is located in Collingsworth County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the west of the Swearingen that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collingsworth County community of Swearingen.
- Cottle County
- This Swearingen is located in Cottle County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the west of the Swearingen that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Swearingen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swearingen ...
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.
- Big Cone Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Cone Ridge is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cone Ridge
- Edgefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Highview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highview is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Parkhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Pine House Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine House Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine House Crossroads
- Rainbow Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Ropers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Sunny Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Windtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windtree is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree
- Wise ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wise is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Swearingen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swearingen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Swearingen once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Swearingen and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies just to the North.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Swearingen to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swearingen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Swearingen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Swearingen 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 Swearingen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7046, Longitude: -81.9198 In this case, the coordinates for Swearingen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.822 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.023 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.348 degrees. |
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