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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 Snow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snow Bend 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 Snow Bend:
- 37.267167, -119.126231
- 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 Snow Bend
- 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
- Since Snow Bend is near Nevada County and also Madera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madera 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 Snow Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snow Bend ...
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.
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Former names for Big Creek:
- Big Creek Flats
- Cascada
- Manzanita Park
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <1>
- Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crest is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Dinkey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dinkey Creek is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Creek
- Lakeshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mono Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mono Crossing is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Crossing
- Mono Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rattlesnake Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rattlesnake Crossing is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Crossing
- Rock Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Shaver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Snow Bend 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 Snow Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Snow Bend and extending to:
- Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snow Bend to Fresno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,151 miles [13,117.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snow Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Snow Bend 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 Snow Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2672, Longitude: -119.1262 In this case, the coordinates for Snow Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.739 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.166 degrees. |
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