Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Swans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swans Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Swans Corner

• 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 Swans Corner:
  • 37.946804, -77.432759
  • 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 Swans Corner

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Swans Corner is near Hanover County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Swans Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swans Corner ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bagdad is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Cedar Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Hart Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
• Houstons Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Houstons Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstons Corner
• Kidds Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
• Ladysmith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladysmith is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
• McDuff
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McDuff is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuff
• Oak Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
• Poplar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Reedy Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill
• Signboard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Signboard is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signboard

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Swans Corner and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Swans Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'