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Communities Also Named Sandy Point ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Sandy Point.

There is one other community in Newfoundland and Labrador which is also named Sandy Point.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, three are located in Canada and fifteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Sandy Point #1
      • 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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Sandy Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Barbour County and lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Sandy Point.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Sandy Point is located in New London County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Sandy Point.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Sandy Point.
    • Georgia
      • Crawford County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Crawford County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sandy Point.
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Waldo County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Sandy Point.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sandy Point.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Sandy Point [Ocean County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Sandy Point lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
    • Ontario
      • This Sandy Point lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Butler County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sandy Point.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Kent County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Washington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Benton County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Sandy Point.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County and lies 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sandy Point.
    • Virginia
      • Northumberland County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Sandy Point.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Sandy Point.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sandy Point [Island County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Point ...

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.

  • Berry Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Head
  • Black Duck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck
  • Cold Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Felix Cove ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felix Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Cove
  • Flat Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Bay
  • Indian Head ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Man of War Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Man of War Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man of War Cove
  • Noels Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noels Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noels Pond
  • Seal Rocks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Rocks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Rocks

How Far From Sandy Point 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 community such as Sandy Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,357 miles [5,402.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

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 Sandy Point, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4500, Longitude: -58.4833    
<3>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 Sandy Point 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 . 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Sandy Point 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 294.721 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.42 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.359 degrees.




 

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