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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 Sandtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandtown and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sandtown
Communities Also Named Sandtown ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sandtown.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Sandtown.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located 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 ...
- Conway 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 Arkansas community of Sandtown [Conway County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Sandtown is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 284 miles [457.1 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 Tuscaloosa County community of Sandtown.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Sandtown is located in Kent County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sandtown.
- 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
- Neshoba County
- This Sandtown is located in Neshoba County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the southeast of the Sandtown that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Sandtown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Sandtown is located in Burlington County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Sandtown.
- 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)
- Amateur is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amateur
- Cave City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Limedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Limedale Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
How Far From Sandtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 '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- Sandtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sandtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.294 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.878 degrees. |
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