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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 Snead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snead 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 Snead:
- 33.565690, -82.120675
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Snead is near McCormick County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Georgia, the name Snead is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Snead in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Snead is located in Blount County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west of the Snead that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Creek View is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Evans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evans Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Fernbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fernbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
- Forest Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Furys Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
- Glennwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glennwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Stevens Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
How Far From Snead 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 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:
- Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Snead to Appling, 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Snead 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 Snead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5657, Longitude: -82.1207 In this case, the coordinates for Snead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.461 degrees. |
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