Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swift Run:
  • 38.368511, -78.581256
  • 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 Swift Run

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Swift Run is near Page County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Swift Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swift Run ...

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.

• Almond ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Almond is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
• Comertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Comertown is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
• Fleeburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fleeburg is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeburg
• Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Furnace is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Island Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Island Ford is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford
• Kinderhook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinderhook
  • From Swift Run to Kinderhook
• Lydia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lydia is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Rocky Bar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Bar is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
• Sandy Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Williams Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Fork is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Fork

How Far From Swift Run 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 Swift Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swift Run to Harrisonburg, 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 five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'