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Communities Also Named Snake River ...

We found two communities that share the name Snake River.

Within Ontario, the name Snake River is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Snake River lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Washington
      • Franklin 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 Washington community of Snake River [Franklin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snake River ...

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.

  • French Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • Government Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Government Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Road
  • Green Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledgerwoods Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgerwoods Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwoods Corner
  • Shields Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
  • Slabtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Stonebrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Wolftown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Zion Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Line

How Far From Snake River 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 Snake River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Snake River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Snake River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snake River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6906, Longitude: -76.9492    
<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 Snake River 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Snake River 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 307.203 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.745 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.773 degrees.




 

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