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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 Swannsylvania, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swannsylvania and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Swannsylvania:
    • 36.016760, -83.311553
    • 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 Swannsylvania
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Swannsylvania is near Cocke County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Swannsylvania

Communities Also Named Swannsylvania ...

We found one communities that are also named Swannsylvania.

Within Tennessee, the name Swannsylvania is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Swannsylvania in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Swannsylvania is located in Hillsborough County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south of the Swannsylvania that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Swannsylvania.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swannsylvania ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Chestnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Edna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edna is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Elliot Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliot Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ferry
  • Gum Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gum Spring is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
  • Lake View Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake View Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
  • Leadvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leadvale is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
  • Lilac ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilac is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Promised Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Promised Land is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Robinson Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson Ferry is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
  • Sandy Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Sugar Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Forks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Forks
  • Tryon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tryon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

How Far From Swannsylvania 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 Swannsylvania to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swannsylvania and extending to:

  • Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Swannsylvania to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Swannsylvania) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Swannsylvania 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 Swannsylvania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0168, Longitude: -83.3116       In this case, the coordinates for Swannsylvania have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.679 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.339 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.268 degrees.