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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 Snowball, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snowball and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Snowball:
    • 35.906465, -92.821834
    • 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 Snowball
  • 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 Searcy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy County
    • Since Snowball is near Newton County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Snowball

Communities Also Named Snowball ...

We found two communities that are also named Snowball.

Within Arkansas, the name Snowball is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Snowball.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snowball ...

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.

  • Cave Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cave Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
  • Dickey Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickey Junction is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Junction
  • Dry Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dry Creek is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hall is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Horn Mountain ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Horn Mountain is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Mountain
  • Magic Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Magic Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Springs
  • Push
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Push is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Push
  • Roughedge Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roughedge Ford is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roughedge Ford
  • Silver Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Hill is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Slicker ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Slicker is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicker

How Far From Snowball to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Snowball to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Snowball and extending to:

  • Marshall, which is the Seat of Searcy County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Snowball to Marshall, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Snowball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snowball) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Snowball 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 Snowball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9065, Longitude: -92.8218       In this case, the coordinates for Snowball have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.633 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.194 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.415 degrees.