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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Snyderville:
    • 39.901171, -83.913543
    • 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 Snyderville
  • 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 Snyderville ...

We found four communities that share the name Snyderville.

Within Ohio, the name Snyderville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Snyderville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Snyderville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Snyderville.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Snyderville is located in Columbia County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Snyderville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Snyderville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong 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 Pennsylvania community of Snyderville [Armstrong County].
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • This Snyderville is located in Summit County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snyderville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Snyderville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snyderville ...

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.

  • Durbin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Clark County
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Clark County
  • Holiday Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
    • Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
  • Karen Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
    • Karen Woods is located in Clark County
  • Limestone City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
    • Limestone City is located in Clark County
  • Mad River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mad River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
    • Mad River is located in Clark County
  • Oakgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
    • Oakgrove is located in Clark County
  • Possum Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Woods
    • Possum Woods is located in Clark County
  • Rock Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
    • Rock Way is located in Clark County
  • Sunnyland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Sunnyland is located in Clark County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snyderville and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Snyderville to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snyderville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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- Snyderville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snyderville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9012, Longitude: -83.9135       In this case, the coordinates for Snyderville 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 Snyderville 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 Snyderville 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 312.048 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.323 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.388 degrees.









 

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