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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 Snydertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snydertown 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 Snydertown:
- 40.984231, -77.585829
- 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 Snydertown
- 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 Centre County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
- Since Snydertown is near Clinton County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Snydertown
Communities Also Named Snydertown ...
We found five communities that are also named Snydertown.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Snydertown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Snydertown in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Fayette County
- This Snydertown is located in Fayette County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Snydertown that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Snydertown.
- Huntingdon County
- This Snydertown is located in Huntingdon County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Snydertown that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Snydertown.
- Northumberland County
- This Snydertown is located in Northumberland County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east of the Snydertown that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Snydertown.
- Westmoreland County
- This Snydertown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Snydertown that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Snydertown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Snydertown that is located in Centre County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Snydertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snydertown ...
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.
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Curtin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagleville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Green Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lyonstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonstown
- Mingoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mingoville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingoville
- Mount Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Spring Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Bank is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Snydertown 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 Snydertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snydertown and extending to:
- Bellefonte, which is the Seat of Centre County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Snydertown to Bellefonte, with an average speed<3> 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 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snydertown) 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 Snydertown 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 Snydertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9842, Longitude: -77.5858 In this case, the coordinates for Snydertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.073 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.13 degrees. |
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