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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Chapel View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Chapel View is located in York County
- East Yoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Highville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Locust Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
- Locust Spring is located in York County
- Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Margaretta Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretta Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretta Furnace
- Margaretta Furnace is located in York County
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in York County
- Panorama Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Panorama Hills is located in York County
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in York County
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Red Lion is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <3>
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in York County
- Star Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Snyder Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4> beginning in Snyder Corner and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snyder Corner to York, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snyder Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Snyder Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snyder Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9198, Longitude: -76.5280 In this case, the coordinates for Snyder Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Snyder Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.174 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.094 degrees. |