Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Snook:
  • 40.712018, -77.386658
  • 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 Snook

• 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 Mifflin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
  • Since Snook is near Snyder County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Snook

Communities Also Named Snook ...

We found one communities that are also named Snook.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Snook is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Snook in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Burleson County
    • This Snook is located in Burleson County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Snook that is located in Mifflin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Snook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snook ...

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.

• Belltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Belltown is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Crossgrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
• Cuba Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cuba Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Mills
• Honey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Honey is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey
• Knobville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Knobville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobville
• Little Roundtop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
• Locke Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Locke Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Mills
• Middle Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Paintersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Poe Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Poe Mills is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
• Roundtop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop

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

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

• Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snook to Lewistown, with an average speed<2> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'