Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill:
  • 36.790971, -79.648087
  • 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 Mill

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Swansons Mill is near Franklin County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swansons Mill ...

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.

• Banister
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
• Davis Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Store is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Store
• Flint Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Grady
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Green Pond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Pond is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hollys Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hollys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Mill
• Museville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
• Peckerwood Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Peckerwood Level is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckerwood Level
• Progress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Progress is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Sandy River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Soapstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Soapstone is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstone
• Turkey Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Turkey Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Fork
• Worlds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds

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

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

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Swansons Mill to Chatham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'