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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 Snider, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snider 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 Snider:
- 40.204203, -87.697801
- 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 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Snider is near Warren County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Snider
Communities Also Named Snider ...
We found seven communities that are also named Snider.
Within Illinois, the name Snider is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located 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 ...
- Georgia
- Gilmer County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Snider [Gilmer County].
- Kentucky
- Rockcastle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Snider [Rockcastle County].
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This Snider is located in Sanders County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Snider that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Snider.
- Ontario
- This Snider lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Snider that is located in Vermilion County.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<1> 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 247 miles [397.5 km]<3> to the south of the Snider that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Snider.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Snider is located in Preston County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<3> to the east of the Snider that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Snider.
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.
- Brothers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brothers is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers
- Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Gray Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Ford is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Ford
- Hartshorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Hillery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Jamesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
How Far From Snider 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 Snider to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snider and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Snider to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | 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- Snider) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snider. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2042, Longitude: -87.6978 In this case, the coordinates for Snider have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.14 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.07 degrees. |
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