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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 Swinks Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swinks Mill 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 Swinks Mill:
- 38.958166, -77.204703
- 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 Swinks 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Swinks Mill is near Montgomery County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 Swinks Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swinks 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.
- Cabin John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin John Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cinnamon Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Crescent Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Falls Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glen Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Hickory Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kent Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mohican Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Peacock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Poplar Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
How Far From Swinks 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 Swinks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swinks Mill and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Swinks Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Swinks Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Swinks Mill 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 Swinks Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9582, Longitude: -77.2047 In this case, the coordinates for Swinks Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.985 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.761 degrees. |
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