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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 Snowflake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snowflake 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 Snowflake:
    • 34.513399, -110.078965
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Snowflake
  • 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 Navajo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Navajo County
    • Since Snowflake is near Apache County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Apache 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Snowflake ...

We found six communities that share the name Snowflake.

Within Arizona, the name Snowflake is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Snowflake [Franklin County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Snowflake lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Snowflake that is located in Navajo County.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • This Snowflake is located in Antrim County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<2> to the northeast of the Snowflake that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Snowflake.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Snowflake is located in Scott County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Snowflake that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Snowflake.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Snowflake that is located in Navajo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Snowflake.
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Snowflake [Monroe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snowflake ...

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.

  • Bell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Navajo County
  • Clay Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Headquarters
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
    • Headquarters is located in Navajo County
  • Hunt
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hunt is located in Apache County
  • Robinson Trail Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Trail Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Trail Crossing
    • Robinson Trail Crossing is located in Navajo County
  • Rosedale Heights
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
    • Rosedale Heights is located in Navajo County
  • Show Low
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Navajo County

How Far From Snowflake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Snowflake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Holbrook, which is the Seat of Navajo County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Snowflake to Holbrook, 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 just over a day.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,090 miles [13,019.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Snowflake: www.ci.snowflake.az.us/

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Snowflake 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Snowflake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snowflake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5134, Longitude: -110.0790    
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Snowflake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.351 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.08 degrees.









 

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