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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 Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Beach 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 Sand Beach:
- 44.595908, -68.569192
- 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 Beach
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Sand Beach is near Penobscot County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Beach
Communities Also Named Sand Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Sand Beach.
Within Maine, the name Sand Beach is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Sand Beach lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Beach that is located in Hancock County.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Sand Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sand Beach that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Sand Beach.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sand Beach that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Sand Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Beach ...
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.
- Cranes Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cranes Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Five Mile Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Mile Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
- Green Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Joyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
- Mariaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Marks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winterport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Sand Beach 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 Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Beach and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sand Beach to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 586 miles [943.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,902 miles [6,279.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Sand Beach) 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 Sand Beach 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 Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5959, Longitude: -68.5692 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.078 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.19 degrees. |
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