Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 34.285423, -78.157104
- 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 Creek
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Sandy Creek is near Columbus County and also Pender County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- eBird sighting report for Pender 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 Creek ...
We found ten communities that share the name Sandy Creek.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Sandy Creek.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wilson County
- This Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Sandy Creek.
- Wilson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers 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 Alabama community of Sandy Creek [Chambers County].
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sandy Creek.
- Morgan County
- This Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the west of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sandy Creek.
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Sandy Creek [Vernon Parish].
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sandy Creek.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the north of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Sandy Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sandy Creek.
- Quebec
- This Sandy Creek lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the north of the Sandy Creek that is located in Brunswick County.
- Texas
- Milam 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 Texas community of Sandy Creek [Milam County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Creek ...
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.
- Acme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Byrdville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
- Delco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
- Delco is located in Columbus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <4>
- Easy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Flowers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Corner
- Flowers Corner is located in Brunswick County
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gooseneck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Henrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Long Bluff Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Landing
- Long Bluff Landing is located in Pender County
- Prosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
How Far From Sandy Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Sandy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Creek and extending to:
- Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Creek to Bolivia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brunswick County: www.brunsco.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2854, Longitude: -78.1571 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Creek 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Creek 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 Creek 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 308.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.68 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.776 degrees. |