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Welcome to Sandyland Beach ...

Sandyland Beach is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sandyland Beach: Sandyland Bch.

Sandyland Beach is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Sandyland Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sandyland Beach: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Sandyland Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandyland Beach.

  • Leonardtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Colonial Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • Montross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Abell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coltons Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Avenue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Callaway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clements
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Milestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sandyland Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandyland Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandyland Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandyland Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandyland Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Sandyland Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandyland Beach ...

Looking for more information about Sandyland Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sandyland Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sandyland Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandyland Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Sandyland Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Sandyland Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.