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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 Swannanoa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swannanoa 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 Swannanoa:
- 38.028471, -78.870301
- 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 Swannanoa
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Swannanoa is near Nelson County and also Waynesboro City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waynesboro City
- 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 Swannanoa
Communities Also Named Swannanoa ...
We found two communities that are also named Swannanoa.
Within Virginia, the name Swannanoa is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Swannanoa [Morris County].
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Swannanoa is located in Buncombe County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Swannanoa that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Swannanoa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swannanoa ...
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.
- Basic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Basic is located in Waynesboro City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
- Dooms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Emerald Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fishersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Kidville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kidville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidville
- Ladd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madrid is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Martins Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martins Store is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Stuarts Draft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yancey Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
How Far From Swannanoa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swannanoa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swannanoa and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Swannanoa to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Swannanoa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swannanoa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Swannanoa 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 Swannanoa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0285, Longitude: -78.8703 In this case, the coordinates for Swannanoa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.801 degrees. |
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