Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Snow Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snow Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Snow Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 36.485416, -80.196717
- 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 Snow Hill
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Snow Hill is near Patrick County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Snow Hill ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Snow Hill.
There are four communities within North Carolina that are also named Snow Hill.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Greene County
- Perquimans County
- Sampson County
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- This Snow Hill is located in Dale County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Snow Hill.
- Wilcox County
- This Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the southwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Snow Hill.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Snow Hill is located in Parke County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Snow Hill.
- Randolph County
- This Snow Hill is located in Randolph County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the northwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Snow Hill.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Cecil 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 Maryland community of Snow Hill [Cecil County].
- Worcester County
- This Snow Hill is located in Worcester County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Snow Hill.
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Snow Hill is located in Butler County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Snow Hill.
- Clinton County
- This Snow Hill is located in Clinton County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Snow Hill.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Snow Hill is located in Collin County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Snow Hill.
- Polk County
- This Snow Hill is located in Polk County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the west southwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Snow Hill.
- San Jacinto County
- This Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the west southwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Snow Hill.
- Upshur County
- This Snow Hill is located in Upshur County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the west southwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Snow Hill.
- Virginia
- King and Queen County
- This Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Snow Hill.
- Prince William County
- This Snow Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the northeast of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Snow Hill.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Snow Hill is located in Kanawha County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Snow Hill.
- Nicholas County
- This Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northwest of the Snow Hill that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Snow Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snow Hill ...
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.
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dodgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Flat Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Flat Shoals is located in Stokes County
- Georges Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
- Gilbert Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
- Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Harts Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Nettleridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <5>
How Far From Snow Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snow Hill and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Snow Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snow Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 from Point A (ie- Snow Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snow Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4854, Longitude: -80.1967 In this case, the coordinates for Snow Hill 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Snow Hill 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 Snow Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Snow Hill 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 309.838 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.297 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.861 degrees. |