Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Snider, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snider and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Snider
- 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 Snider:
- 34.574811, -84.370756
- 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 Snider
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Snider is near Pickens County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Dawson 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
Communities Also Named Snider ...
We found seven communities that share the name Snider.
Within Georgia, the name Snider is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Ontario
- This Snider lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Snider that is located in Gilmer County.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Snider [Carroll County].
- Stewart County
- This Snider is located in Stewart County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Snider that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Snider.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snider ...
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 Canoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canoe
- Big Canoe is located in Pickens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Canoe <4>
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Licklog ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pike ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Quill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Talking Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talking Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Rock
- Talking Rock is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talking Rock <4>
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Turniptown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turniptown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turniptown
- Turniptown is located in Gilmer County
How Far From Snider 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 Snider to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Snider once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Snider and extending to:
- Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snider to Ellijay, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snider) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snider. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5748, Longitude: -84.3708 In this case, the coordinates for Snider have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Snider could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Snider, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Snider to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.275 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.819 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.077 degrees. |