Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swimley:
  • 39.242880, -78.007498
  • 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 Swimley

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Swimley is near Jefferson County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Swimley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swimley ...

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.

• Brucetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brucetown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
• Burnt Factory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Clear Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clear Brook is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Brook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Brook <1>
• Jamestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jordan Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
• Leetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leetown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Lewisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
• Rock Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Rocky Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Summit Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
• Wheatland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swimley and extending to:

• Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Swimley to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'