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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snow Springs 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 Springs:
- 34.340369, -84.976333
- 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 Springs
- 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Since Snow Springs is near Floyd County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snow Springs ...
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.
- Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Curryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Dewey Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Fieldwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Ford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Freeman Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Ferry
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Green Acre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Acre is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Gum Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Jones Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Margie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Margie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pope Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pope Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Ferry
- Printup Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Printup Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printup Ferry
- Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Waters Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waters Store is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store
How Far From Snow Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Springs 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 Springs and extending to:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Snow Springs to Cartersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 540 miles [869 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snow Springs) 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 Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3404, Longitude: -84.9763 In this case, the coordinates for Snow Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.19 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.378 degrees. |
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