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:
- 36.457054, -76.108349
- 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 Currituck County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- Since Snowden is near Camden County and also Chesapeake City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- eBird sighting report for Chesapeake City
- 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 North Carolina, the name Snowden is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, 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
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Snowden lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<1> to the northwest of the Snowden that is located in Currituck County.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Snowden is located in Amherst County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snowden that is located in Currituck 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northwest of the Snowden that is located in Currituck 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.
- Burnt Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills is located in Camden County
- Greentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Guinea
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Gum Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
- Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
- Indiantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Lambs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Lambs Corner is located in Camden County
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Panther Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
- Panther Landing is located in Currituck County
- Tar Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Corner
- Tar Corner is located in Camden County
- Vine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Snowden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Currituck, which is the Seat of Currituck County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Snowden to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Currituck County: www.co.currituck.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 36.4571, Longitude: -76.1083 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.615 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.261 degrees. |