Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sneads Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sneads Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sneads Corner

• 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 Sneads Corner:
  • 36.907370, -78.149443
  • 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 Sneads Corner

• 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
  • Since Sneads Corner is near Mecklenburg County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Sneads Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sneads Corner ...

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.

• Bishops Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
• Gary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gary is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Gills Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gills Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Corner
• Loves Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Loves Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
• Non Intervention ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
• Oral Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
• Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Stones Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
• Whittles Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Whittles Mill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sneads Corner and extending to:

• Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sneads Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'