Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Beach
- 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 Beach:
- 42.051155, -86.188350
- 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 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Sandy Beach is near Van Buren County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Berrien 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sandy Beach ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Sandy Beach.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Sandy Beach.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, nine are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Saint Joseph County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Sandy Beach.
- Saint Joseph County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Sandy Beach.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sandy Beach.
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sandy Beach.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Sandy Beach.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Sandy Beach [Norfolk County].
- Worcester County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Sandy Beach.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Erie County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sandy Beach.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Sandy Beach lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Sandy Beach.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Sandy Beach.
- Quebec
- This Sandy Beach lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Sandy Beach lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Beach that is located in Cass County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy 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.
- Five Mile Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
- Five Mile Corners is located in Cass County
- Fritzburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hartman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Indian Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Cass County
- Maple Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Maple Island is located in Cass County
- Naomi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Shanghai Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Sister Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sister Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Cass County
How Far From Sandy Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Beach and extending to:
- Cassopolis, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Beach to Cassopolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0512, Longitude: -86.1884 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Beach 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 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 Beach 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> | 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 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 Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.803 degrees. |