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we pass this GPS location for Sandy Hook:
38.748366, -92.408522
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Sandy Hook.
Within Missouri, the name Sandy Hook is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Sandy Hook is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Sandy Hook.
Indiana
Bartholomew 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 Indiana community of Sandy Hook [Bartholomew County].
Davies's County
This Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Sandy Hook.
Kentucky
Elliott County
This Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Sandy Hook.
Manitoba
This Sandy Hook lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
Maryland
Washington County
This Sandy Hook is located in Washington County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sandy Hook.
Mississippi
Marion County
This Sandy Hook is located in Marion County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Sandy Hook.
New Jersey
Monmouth 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 Hook [Monmouth County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Sandy Hook.
Ontario
This Sandy Hook lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
Pennsylvania
Franklin County
This Sandy Hook is located in Franklin County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sandy Hook.
Tennessee
Maury County
This Sandy Hook is located in Maury County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Sandy Hook.
Virginia
Goochland County
This Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Sandy Hook.
Wisconsin
Grant County
This Sandy Hook is located in Grant County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sandy Hook that is located in Moniteau County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Sandy Hook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Hook ...
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.
Bacon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Hook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Hook and extending to:
California, which is the Seat of Moniteau County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Hook to California, with an average speed<5> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Hook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Hook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7484, Longitude: -92.4085 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Hook 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 Hook 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'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 Hook 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 317.543 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.465 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.674 degrees.