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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 Snydersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snydersburg 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 Snydersburg:
- 41.332841, -79.355600
- 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 Snydersburg
- 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 Snydersburg is near Forest County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forest County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Snydersburg
Communities Also Named Snydersburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Snydersburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Snydersburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Snydersburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Snydersburg is located in Carroll County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Snydersburg that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Snydersburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snydersburg ...
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.
- Cooksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fryburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gravel Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Helen Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
- Leeper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lickingville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickingville
- Marble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marianne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marianne is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianne
- Paint Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
- Scotch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Turkey Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Wolfs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
How Far From Snydersburg 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 Snydersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snydersburg and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Snydersburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snydersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Snydersburg 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 Snydersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3328, Longitude: -79.3556 In this case, the coordinates for Snydersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.139 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.799 degrees. |
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