Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Snead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Snead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Snead
- 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 Old Snead:
- 34.107041, -86.365261
- 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 Old Snead
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Old Snead is near Etowah County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Old Snead ...
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.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Bright Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Clarence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fridays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Highmound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- New Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Nixon Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Chapel
- Nixon Chapel is located in Marshall County
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Susan Moore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
How Far From Old Snead 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 Old Snead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Snead and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Snead to Oneonta, 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Snead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Snead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Snead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1070, Longitude: -86.3653 In this case, the coordinates for Old Snead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Snead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.104 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.992 degrees. |