Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Snowden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snowden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Snowden
- 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 Snowden:
- 48.026965, -104.084103
- 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 Snowden
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Snowden is near Richland County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Snowden ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Snowden.
Within Montana, the name Snowden is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Snowden lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the north of the Snowden that is located in Roosevelt County.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Snowden is located in Amherst County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Snowden that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Snowden.
- Fairfax County
- This Snowden is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km] to the east southeast of the Snowden that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Snowden.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snowden ...
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.
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <4>
- Charbonneau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
- Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Marley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Ridgelawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Riverview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Snowden 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 Snowden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snowden and extending to:
- Wolf Point, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Snowden to Wolf Point, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 384 miles [618 km] to the west (W). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snowden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Snowden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snowden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0270, Longitude: -104.0841 In this case, the coordinates for Snowden 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 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 Snowden 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> | 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. |
| <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 Snowden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.319 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.69 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.18 degrees. |