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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 Swanay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanay 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 Swanay:
- 36.343991, -82.698488
- 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 Swanay
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Swanay is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Swanay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanay ...
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 Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Christie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Ducktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Fall Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabtown
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Graysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graysburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysburg
- Haws Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haws Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Crossroads
- Holland Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mill
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Locust Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
- Lovelace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Mitchell Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Springs
- Pleasant Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
- Roaring Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
- Union Temple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Temple is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
How Far From Swanay 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 Swanay 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<2> community of Swanay once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Swanay and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swanay to Greeneville, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Swanay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Swanay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Swanay 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 Swanay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3440, Longitude: -82.6985 In this case, the coordinates for Swanay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.316 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.969 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.923 degrees. |
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