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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 Swanton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swanton 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 Swanton:
- 44.920007, -73.118685
- 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 Swanton
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Swanton is near Grand Isle County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Swanton
Communities Also Named Swanton ...
We found six communities that are also named Swanton.
Within Vermont, the name Swanton is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,575 miles [4,144.1 km]<1> to the west of the Swanton that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Swanton.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Swanton is located in Butler County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west of the Swanton that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Swanton.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Swanton is located in Garrett County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the southwest of the Swanton that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Swanton.
- Kent County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Swanton [Kent County].
- Nebraska
- Saline County
- This Swanton is located in Saline County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the west of the Swanton that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Swanton.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Swanton is located in Fulton County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Swanton that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Swanton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swanton ...
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.
- Camp Grounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Grounds is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
- Clarenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dairy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Gloria Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greens Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hecks Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highgate Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highgate Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highgate Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Falls
- Highgate Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nutt's Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Swanton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Swanton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swanton and extending to:
- Saint Albans, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Swanton to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swanton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Swanton 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 Swanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9200, Longitude: -73.1187 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.225 degrees. |
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