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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Point 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 Sandy Point:
- 44.514797, -68.812809
- 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 Sandy Point
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Sandy Point is near Hancock County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Sandy Point
Communities Also Named Sandy Point ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Sandy Point.
Within Maine, the name Sandy Point is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Sandy Point is located in Barbour County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Sandy Point.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Sandy Point is located in New London County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Sandy Point.
- Florida
- Suwannee County
- This Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Sandy Point.
- Georgia
- Crawford County
- This Sandy Point is located in Crawford County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sandy Point.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sandy Point.
- New Jersey
- Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Sandy Point [Ocean County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Sandy Point lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Sandy Point lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- Ontario
- This Sandy Point lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Sandy Point is located in Butler County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sandy Point.
- Rhode Island
- Kent 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 Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Kent County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Sandy Point is located in Benton County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Sandy Point.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sandy Point.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Sandy Point.
- Westmoreland County
- This Sandy Point is located in Westmoreland County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Sandy Point.
- Washington
- Island 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 Washington community of Sandy Point [Island County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Point ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranes Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
- Five Mile Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Mile Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
- Flat Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Landing is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Landing
- Goose Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goose Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Falls
- Grays Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Harborside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winterport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winterport Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winterport Station is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport Station
How Far From Sandy Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Point and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Point to Belfast, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,916 miles [6,302.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Point 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5148, Longitude: -68.8128 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.001 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.354 degrees. |
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