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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 Sandtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandtown 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 Sandtown:
    • 32.794855, -89.001724
    • 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 Sandtown
  • 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 Neshoba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
    • Since Sandtown is near Kemper County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Sandtown

Communities Also Named Sandtown ...

We found nine communities that are also named Sandtown.

Within Mississippi, the name Sandtown is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Sandtown is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sandtown.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sandtown [Conway County].
      • Independence County
      • This Sandtown is located in Independence County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Sandtown.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Sandtown is located in Kent County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sandtown.
    • Georgia
      • Baldwin County
      • This Sandtown is located in Baldwin County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Sandtown.
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandtown [Fulton County].
      • Wilkes County
      • This Sandtown is located in Wilkes County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Sandtown.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Sandtown is located in Burlington County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Sandtown.
    • Ontario
      • This Sandtown lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandtown that is located in Neshoba County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandtown ...

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.

  • Bond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bond is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Cow Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cow Creek is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossroads is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Deemer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deemer is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemer
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Good Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Herbert ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Herbert is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Prince Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prince Chapel is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Chapel
  • Red Bud ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Bud is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Spring Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Tucker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker

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

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

  • Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Neshoba County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sandtown to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Sandtown 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 Sandtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7949, Longitude: -89.0017       In this case, the coordinates for Sandtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.957 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.672 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.328 degrees.