Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Snyder Corner:
  • 39.919822, -76.528021
  • 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 Snyder Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snyder Corner ...

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.

• Bittersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bittersville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
• Chapel View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chapel View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
• East Yoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Yoe is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
• Highville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
• Locust Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Locust Spring is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
• Lucky
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lucky is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Margaretta Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Margaretta Furnace is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretta Furnace
• Martinsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Martinsville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Panorama Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Panorama Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Red Lion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <1>
• Springvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Springvale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Star Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Star Rock is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Rock

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snyder Corner to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'