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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 Sandy Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Cross 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 Sandy Cross:
- 34.287329, -83.225986
- 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 Sandy Cross
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Sandy Cross is near Madison County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banks 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 Sandy Cross
Communities Also Named Sandy Cross ...
We found four communities that are also named Sandy Cross.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Sandy Cross.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Oglethorpe County
- This Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sandy Cross that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Sandy Cross.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Gates County
- This Sandy Cross is located in Gates County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Cross that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Sandy Cross.
- Nash County
- This Sandy Cross is located in Nash County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east northeast of the Sandy Cross that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Sandy Cross.
- Rockingham County
- This Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the northeast of the Sandy Cross that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Sandy Cross.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Cross ...
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.
- Bluestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluestone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Bond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bond is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Bowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Daniels Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Goldmine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goldmine is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- James Spring ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James Spring is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Sandy Cross 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 Sandy Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Cross and extending to:
- Carnesville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Cross to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sandy Cross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cross 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 Sandy Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2873, Longitude: -83.2260 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.697 degrees. |
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