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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swearingen
- 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:
- 34.148685, -100.147887
- 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.
- 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 Cottle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cottle County
- Since Swearingen is near Hardeman County and also Foard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardeman County
- eBird sighting report for Foard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Swearingen ...
We found two communities that share the name Swearingen.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Swearingen.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Swearingen in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Collingsworth County
- This Swearingen is located in Collingsworth County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Swearingen that is located in Cottle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collingsworth County community of Swearingen.
- Collingsworth County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Swearingen [Edgefield County].
- South Carolina
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Cee Vee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
- Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <4>
- Chalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Chalk is located in Cottle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk <4>
- Hackberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Jacobs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Punkin Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Hardeman County
- Tell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Tell is located in Childress County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell <4>
- Wheatland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Swearingen 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 Swearingen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swearingen and extending to:
- Paducah, which is the Seat of Cottle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swearingen to Paducah, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 302 miles [486 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swearingen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swearingen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swearingen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1487, Longitude: -100.1479 In this case, the coordinates for Swearingen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Swearingen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.407 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.558 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.07 degrees. |