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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 Swandale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swandale 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 Swandale:
- 38.470658, -80.959548
- 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 Swandale
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Swandale is near Braxton County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Swandale
Communities Also Named Swandale ...
We found one communities that are also named Swandale.
Within West Virginia, the name Swandale is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Swandale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Swandale is located in Richland County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the south of the Swandale that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Swandale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swandale ...
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.
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
- Duck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duck is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
- Frame Knob ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frame Knob is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
- Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Groves is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ivydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivydale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydale
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kidtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kidtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidtown
- Little Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Meadville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Morocco ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morocco is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sand Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Spread
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Strange Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Two Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Two Run is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
- Whetstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Swandale 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 Swandale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swandale and extending to:
- Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Swandale to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swandale) 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 Swandale 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 Swandale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4707, Longitude: -80.9595 In this case, the coordinates for Swandale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.063 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.534 degrees. |
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