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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 Swansons Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swansons Landing 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 Swansons Landing:
- 32.674868, -94.056017
- 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 Swansons Landing
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Swansons Landing is near Caddo Parish and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Swansons Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swansons Landing ...
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.
- Brian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian
- Ferry Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Lake is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Latex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latex is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latex
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stacy Landing is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Landing
- Trees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trees is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees
- Uncertain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Swansons Landing 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 Swansons Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swansons Landing and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swansons Landing to Marshall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swansons Landing) 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 Swansons Landing 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 Swansons Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6749, Longitude: -94.0560 In this case, the coordinates for Swansons Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.465 degrees. |
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