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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 Snyders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snyders and the surrounding area.
- 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 Snyders:
- 40.721204, -75.861587
- 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 Snyders
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Snyders is near Lehigh County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Snyders
Communities Also Named Snyders ...
We found six communities that are also named Snyders.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Snyders.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Snyders [York County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Tompkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Snyders [Tompkins County].
- Ohio
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Snyders [Clark County].
- Wyandot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Snyders [Wyandot County].
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Snyders is located in Morgan County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Snyders that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Snyders.
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Snyders [Forest County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snyders ...
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.
- Chain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Germans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Germansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hoppers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
- Jordan Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jordan Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
- Lynnport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- New Tripoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Normal Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Quaker City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Slateville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slateville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
- Stony Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
How Far From Snyders 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 Snyders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snyders and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Snyders to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Snyders 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 county. 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Snyders) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Snyders 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 Snyders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7212, Longitude: -75.8616 In this case, the coordinates for Snyders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.472 degrees. |
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