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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 Swansonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swansonville 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 Swansonville:
- 47.937036, -122.700438
- 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 Swansonville
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Swansonville is near Kitsap County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Island 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 Swansonville
Communities Also Named Swansonville ...
We found one communities that are also named Swansonville.
Within Washington, the name Swansonville is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Swansonville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the east of the Swansonville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Swansonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swansonville ...
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.
- Beaver Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beaver Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Discovery Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Discovery Bay is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Bay
- Discovery Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Discovery Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery Junction
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Center is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Center
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Little Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Boston is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boston
- Marrowstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mats Mats
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mats Mats is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mats Mats
- Port Discovery ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Discovery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Discovery
- Port Gamble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Spits
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Spits is located in Kitsap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spits
- Woodmans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmans is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmans
How Far From Swansonville 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 Swansonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swansonville and extending to:
- Port Townsend, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Swansonville to Port Townsend, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swansonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Swansonville 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 Swansonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9370, Longitude: -122.7004 In this case, the coordinates for Swansonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.194 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.976 degrees. |
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