Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandhill
- 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 Sandhill:
- 39.378961, -81.38754
- 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 Sandhill
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Sandhill is near Wood County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Sandhill ...
We found nine communities that share the name Sandhill.
Within Ohio, the name Sandhill is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Sandhill lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Sandhill is located in Dauphin County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Sandhill.
- Monroe County
- This Sandhill is located in Monroe County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sandhill.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Sandhill is located in Rutherford County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Sandhill.
- Weakley County
- This Sandhill is located in Weakley County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the west southwest of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Sandhill.
- Texas
- Floyd County
- This Sandhill is located in Floyd County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sandhill.
- Hopkins County
- This Sandhill is located in Hopkins County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the west southwest of the Sandhill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Sandhill.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandhill ...
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.
- Cluster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cornerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Washington County
- Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Liberty Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rathbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Ruraldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Willow Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Yankeeburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Rolling Hills
How Far From Sandhill 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 Sandhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandhill and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sandhill to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sandhill 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3790, Longitude: -81.3875 |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sandhill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.418 degrees. |