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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Creek 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 Creek:
    • 44.021738, -70.707839
    • 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 Creek
  • 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 Creek ...

We found ten communities that share the name Sandy Creek.

Within Maine, the name Sandy Creek is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sandy Creek [Chambers County].
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sandy Creek.
      • Morgan County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sandy Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Sandy Creek [Vernon Parish].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the west of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Sandy Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sandy Creek.
      • Wilson County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Sandy Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sandy Creek.
    • Quebec
      • This Sandy Creek lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Cumberland County.
    • Texas
      • Milam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sandy Creek [Milam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Creek ...

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.

  • Chambers Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corner
    • Chambers Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <4>
  • Dunkertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
    • Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
  • Heads Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Corner
    • Heads Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Liberty Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
    • Liberty Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Naples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
  • Pike Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Corner
    • Pike Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Scribners Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribners Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Mill
    • Scribners Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Stuarts Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuarts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner
    • Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Sweden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people

How Far From Sandy Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Creek to Portland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,014 miles [6,459.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Creek 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0217, Longitude: -70.7078       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.497 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.317 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.533 degrees.




 

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