Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Snodes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snodes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Snodes

• 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 Snodes:
  • 40.959225, -80.993703
  • 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 Snodes

• 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 Mahoning County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
  • Since Snodes is near Portage County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Snodes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snodes ...

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.

• Alliance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <1>
• Alliance Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
• Bolton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Christytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Christytown is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christytown
• Damascus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Fredericksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Hickory Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Maple Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Shillings Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shillings Mill is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Mill
• Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Valley is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
• Willow Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
• Yankee Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Snodes and extending to:

• Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Snodes to Youngstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'