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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 Snell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snell 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 Snell:
    • 35.843398, -86.541660
    • 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 Snell
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Snell is near Williamson County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Snell

Communities Also Named Snell ...

We found five communities that are also named Snell.

Within Tennessee, the name Snell is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • This Snell is located in Cleburne County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west of the Snell that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Snell.
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Snell [Pulaski County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clarke County
      • This Snell is located in Clarke County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Snell that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Snell.
    • Virginia
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Snell is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Snell that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Snell.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Snell is located in Marathon County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the north of the Snell that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Snell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snell ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Creekside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Creekside is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Foxland Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
  • Foxridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Foxridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxridge
  • Glaze
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Joyceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Joyceland is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
  • Joywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
  • Little Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Marathon Trail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Meadow Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Lane is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
    • Neal Circle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
    • Overall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Overall is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Quail Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rockvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
    • Royal Court
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Court is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
    • Shadowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Stonebrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Snell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Snell and extending to:

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Snell to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Snell 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Snell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Snell 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 Snell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8434, Longitude: -86.5417       In this case, the coordinates for Snell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.635 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.563 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.663 degrees.