Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Snead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snead and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Snead:
  • 34.116312, -86.389253
  • 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 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Snead is near Marshall County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Snead

Communities Also Named Snead ...

We found one communities that are also named Snead.

Within Alabama, the name Snead is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Snead in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Columbia County
    • This Snead is located in Columbia County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east of the Snead that is located in Blount County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Snead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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)
  • Bird is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Bright Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bright Star is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Clarence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarence is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Craig
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Craig is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Fridays Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
• Highmound
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highmound is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
• New Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Home is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Old Snead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Snead is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snead
• Reedbrake ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
• Susan Moore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Susan Moore is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people

How Far From 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 town such as Snead to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snead to Oneonta, with an average speed<2> 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 120 miles [193.1 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 614 miles [988.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'