We found four communities that are also named Sandy Lake.
Within Manitoba, the name Sandy Lake is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, three are located in Canada and one is in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
This Sandy Lake lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
Ontario
This Sandy Lake lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
This Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Sandy Lake.
Saskatchewan
This Sandy Lake lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Lake ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Lake and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Lake to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 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 Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Lake 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 Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5281, Longitude: -100.1777
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.352 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.604 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.223 degrees.