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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Snively Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snively Corners 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 Snively Corners:
    • 41.247005, -79.620327
    • 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 Snively Corners
  • 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
    • Since Snively Corners is near Venango County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Snively Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snively Corners ...

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.

  • Alum Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
  • Beaver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
  • Canoe Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoe Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Furnace
  • Elk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elk City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmo is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Fern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Foxburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hill City is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Iron City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Maple Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Shade is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Mariasville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rockland is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Turkey City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
    • Turnip Hole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Turnip Hole is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnip Hole
    • Twin Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

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

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Snively Corners to Clarion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snively Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Snively Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snively Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2470, Longitude: -79.6203       In this case, the coordinates for Snively Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.412 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.953 degrees.