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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 Sandyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandyville 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 Sandyville:
- 41.370947, -93.386139
- 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 Sandyville
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Sandyville is near Marion County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Sandyville
Communities Also Named Sandyville ...
We found six communities that are also named Sandyville.
Within Iowa, the name Sandyville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Sandyville is located in Carroll County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sandyville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sandyville.
- New Brunswick
- This Sandyville lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandyville that is located in Warren County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Sandyville lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandyville that is located in Warren County.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sandyville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Sandyville.
- Pennsylvania
- Pike County
- This Sandyville is located in Pike County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sandyville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Sandyville.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Sandyville is located in Jackson County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandyville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sandyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandyville ...
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.
- Beech
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beech is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Greenbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Summerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
- Swan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Sandyville 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 city such as Sandyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandyville and extending to:
- Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sandyville to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandyville) 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 Sandyville 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 Sandyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3709, Longitude: -93.3861 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.589 degrees. |
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