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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 Sand Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Springs:
    • 37.526196, -83.999927
    • 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 Sand Springs
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Sand Springs is near Estill County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Sand Springs

Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Sand Springs.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Sand Springs.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Rockcastle County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Sand Springs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Apache County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Sand Springs.
      • Coconino County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Coconino County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km] to the west of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Sand Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Floyd County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sand Springs.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Delaware County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sand Springs.
    • Missouri
      • Webster County
      • Although located in Webster County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Sand Springs.
    • Montana
      • Garfield County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Garfield County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Sand Springs.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sand Springs [Churchill County].
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Quay County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Sand Springs.
    • Oklahoma
      • Osage County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Osage County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Sand Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Putnam County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sand Springs.
    • Texas
      • Howard County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Howard County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Sand Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Springs ...

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.

  • Brazil
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brazil is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Chestnut Flat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Flat is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Flat
  • Drip Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
  • Foxtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Happy Top
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Happy Top is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
  • Indian Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Spring is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
  • Jinks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jinks is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
  • Locust Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
  • Lynch Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Salt Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Salt Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
  • Sandgap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
  • Sinking Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sinking Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Valley
  • Sparks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Wind Cave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wind Cave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Cave

How Far From Sand Springs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Springs and extending to:

  • McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sand Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Sand Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5262, Longitude: -83.9999       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.112 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.052 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.135 degrees.