Swift River (Yukon) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Swift River ...

We found one communities that share the name Swift River.

Within Yukon, the name Swift River is unique.

Beyond Yukon, there is another community also named Swift River in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
  - Hampshire County
  - This Swift River is located in Hampshire County and lies 2,681 miles [4,314.7 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Swift River.

How Far From Swift River 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 Swift River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Swift River and extending to:

Whitehorse, which is the Territorial Capital of Yukon, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Swift River to Whitehorse, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,435 miles [3,918.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 from Point A (ie- Swift River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swift River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.0188, Longitude: -131.0448
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Swift River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 348.357 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 351.418 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 332.541 degrees.