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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 Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Bottom 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 Sandy Bottom:
    • 39.193165, -76.184118
    • 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 Bottom
  • 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 Bottom ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sandy Bottom.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Sandy Bottom.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert County
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Sandy Bottom.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Atkinson County
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atkinson County community of Sandy Bottom.
      • Clinch County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandy Bottom [Clinch County].
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Sandy Bottom.
      • Madison County
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the west southwest of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sandy Bottom.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Sandy Bottom.
      • Middlesex 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 Virginia community of Sandy Bottom [Middlesex County].
      • Rockingham County
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Sandy Bottom.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Sandy Bottom is located in Suffolk City and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south of the Sandy Bottom that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Sandy Bottom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Bottom ...

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.

  • Buck Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
    • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
  • Buck Neck Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Neck Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
    • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
  • Chestertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cliffs City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
  • Deep Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
    • Deep Landing is located in Kent County
  • Delta Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
    • Delta Heights is located in Kent County
  • Goose Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
    • Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
  • Gratitude
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gratitude have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratitude
    • Gratitude is located in Kent County
  • Hanesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
    • Hanesville is located in Kent County
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Kent County
  • Heather Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
    • Heather Heights is located in Kent County
  • Kings Court
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lees Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
      • Lees Corner is located in Kent County
    • Little Neck Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Neck Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Farms
      • Little Neck Farms is located in Kent County
    • Mile Tree Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
    • Orchard Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
      • Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
    • Piney Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Kent County
    • Quaker Neck Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Neck Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
      • Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Rock Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
      • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
    • Shipyard Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
      • Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
      • Woods Edge is located in Kent County

How Far From Sandy Bottom to ...

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 Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Bottom to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Bottom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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- Sandy Bottom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1932, Longitude: -76.1841       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bottom 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.
<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 Bottom, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bottom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.367 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.891 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.239 degrees.




 

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