Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 33.862901, -82.698472
- 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 Sandy Hill
- 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- Since Sandy Hill is near Lincoln County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Sandy Hill ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Sandy Hill.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Sandy Hill.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandy Hill [Coffee County].
- Coffee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Sandy Hill.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Sandy Hill is located in Howard County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Sandy Hill.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Sandy Hill.
- New York
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sandy Hill [Washington County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Sandy Hill.
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Sandy Hill is located in Brunswick County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the east of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sandy Hill.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the north of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sandy Hill.
- Ontario
- This Sandy Hill lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sandy Hill [Fayette County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sandy Hill [Montgomery County].
- Perry 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 Pennsylvania community of Sandy Hill [Perry County].
- Texas
- Washington County
- This Sandy Hill is located in Washington County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sandy Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sandy Hill.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Hill ...
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.
- Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Brickhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse
- Brickhouse is located in Wilkes County
- Curry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
- Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Danburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Floral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
- Floral Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Gill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Graball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Linesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
- Linesville is located in Wilkes County
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lovelace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Ravenwood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood Park
- Ravenwood Park is located in Wilkes County
- Sandtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Sandy Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Hill and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Hill to Washington, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hill 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- Sandy Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8629, Longitude: -82.6985 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Hill 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 311.273 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.565 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.603 degrees. |