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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 Snows Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snows Mill 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 Snows Mill:
    • 33.839840, -83.557943
    • 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 Snows Mill
  • 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Since Snows Mill is near Walton County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Snows Mill

Communities Also Named Snows Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Snows Mill.

Within Georgia, the name Snows Mill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Snows Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Snows Mill is located in Susquehanna County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Snows Mill that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Snows Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snows Mill ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deerbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Elder Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
  • Elder Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
  • Fieldstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Frogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frogtown is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gratis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gratis is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
  • High Shoals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Laurel Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
  • Paradise Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
  • Pleasant Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Windy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek

How Far From Snows Mill 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 Snows Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snows Mill and extending to:

  • Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Snows Mill to Atlanta, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Snows Mill) 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 Snows Mill 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 Snows Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8398, Longitude: -83.5579       In this case, the coordinates for Snows Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.771 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.135 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.941 degrees.