Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sand Cut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Cut and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sand Cut
- 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 Sand Cut:
- 26.913391, -80.612278
- 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 Sand Cut
- 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
- Since Sand Cut is near Martin County and also Okeechobee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Okeechobee 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 Sand Cut ...
We found four communities that share the name Sand Cut.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Sand Cut.
Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Sand Cut is located in Butler County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sand Cut that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sand Cut.
- Conecuh County
- This Sand Cut is located in Conecuh County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northwest of the Sand Cut that is located in Palm Beach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Sand Cut.
- Illinois
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Cut ...
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.
- Chosen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hooker Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
- Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
- Indiantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Martin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiantown <5>
- Marcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Pelican Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
- Sixmile Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
- Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
- Sugar Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
- Twentymile Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twentymile Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Bend
- Twentymile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
- Up the Grove Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Up the Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up the Grove Beach
- Up the Grove Beach is located in Okeechobee County
How Far From Sand Cut 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 Sand Cut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Cut and extending to:
- West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Cut to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Cut. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Cut) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Cut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9134, Longitude: -80.6123 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Cut have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Sand Cut 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sand Cut to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.797 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.891 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.54 degrees. |