Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandtown
- 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 Sandtown:
- 35.902510, -91.634271
- 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 Sandtown
- 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Independence County
- Since Sandtown is near Sharp County and also Izard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sharp County
- eBird sighting report for Izard 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 Sandtown ...
We found nine communities that share the name Sandtown.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Sandtown.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Sandtown is located in Baldwin County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sandtown that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Sandtown.
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandtown [Fulton County].
- Wilkes County
- This Sandtown is located in Wilkes County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east southeast of the Sandtown that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Sandtown.
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- Ontario
- This Sandtown lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Independence County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandtown ...
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.
- Amateur ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cave City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Cave City is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
- Hickory Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Limedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Limedale Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limedale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
- Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Meadow Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Phosphate ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Quail Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Independence County
- Sharp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sandtown 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 Sandtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandtown and extending to:
- Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sandtown to Batesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Sandtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9025, Longitude: -91.6343 In this case, the coordinates for Sandtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sandtown 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 316.858 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.294 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.878 degrees. |