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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 Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Pines 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 Pines:
- 42.688889, -85.809722
- 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 Pines
- 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
- Since Sandy Pines is near Ottawa County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Pines
Communities Also Named Sandy Pines ...
We found one communities that are also named Sandy Pines.
Within Michigan, the name Sandy Pines is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Sandy Pines in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Sandy Pines is located in Chesapeake City and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sandy Pines that is located in Allegan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Sandy Pines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Pines ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Cutlerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Forest Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Green Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sandy Pines 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 Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Pines and extending to:
- Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Pines to Allegan, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Pines) 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 Sandy Pines 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 Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6889, Longitude: -85.8097 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.414 degrees. |
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