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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 Snodgrass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snodgrass and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Snodgrass:
    • 36.445360, -83.625743
    • 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 Snodgrass
  • 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
    • Since Snodgrass is near Grainger County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Snodgrass

Communities Also Named Snodgrass ...

We found one communities that are also named Snodgrass.

Within Tennessee, the name Snodgrass is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Snodgrass in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Snodgrass is located in Washington County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east of the Snodgrass that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Snodgrass.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snodgrass ...

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.

  • Cave Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chittum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
  • Clouds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
  • Combs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Combs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
  • Cupp Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
  • Duo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Lone Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
  • Mason Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
  • Murphy Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
  • River View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • River View is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Sandlick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
  • Williams Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snodgrass and extending to:

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Snodgrass to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Snodgrass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Snodgrass 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 Snodgrass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4454, Longitude: -83.6257       In this case, the coordinates for Snodgrass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.874 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.624 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.28 degrees.