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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 Swan Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swan Bluff 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 Swan Bluff:
- 35.714327, -87.428228
- 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 Swan Bluff
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Swan Bluff is near Lewis County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Swan Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan Bluff ...
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.
- Bond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bond is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Center Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Star is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Fogg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fogg is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg
- Graytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Maple Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Spring is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Swan Bluff 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 Swan Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swan Bluff and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Swan Bluff to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Swan Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Swan Bluff 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 Swan Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7143, Longitude: -87.4282 In this case, the coordinates for Swan Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.178 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.171 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.071 degrees. |
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