Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Swantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swantown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Swantown
- 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 Swantown:
- 48.305100, -122.712951
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Swantown
- 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 Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Island County
- Since Swantown is near Skagit County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- eBird sighting report for San Juan 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swantown ...
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.
- Captains Choice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
- Captains Choice is located in Island County
- Coupeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
- Coupeville is located in Island County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <2>
- Dewey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fish Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Howards Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
- Howards Corner is located in Skagit County
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Keystone Ferry Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Ferry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Ferry Landing
- Keystone Ferry Landing is located in Island County
- Maple Grove Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Beach
- Maple Grove Beach is located in Island County
- Marketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rockaway Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in Island County
- Shelter Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Sunset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Island County
How Far From Swantown 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 Swantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Swantown and extending to:
- Coupeville, which is the Seat of Island County, lies just to the South.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Swantown to Olympia, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swantown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Swantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3051, Longitude: -122.7130 In this case, the coordinates for Swantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Swantown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.956 degrees. |