Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Grove
- 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 Grove:
- 34.947942, -79.099198
- 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 Grove
- 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 Hoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hoke County
- Since Sandy Grove is near Robeson County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Grove ...
We found five communities that share the name Sandy Grove.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Sandy Grove.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sandy Grove [Chatham County].
- Davidson County
- This Sandy Grove is located in Davidson County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sandy Grove that is located in Hoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Sandy Grove.
- Chatham County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandy Grove [Carroll County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandy Grove [Warren County].
- South Carolina
- Clarendon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sandy Grove [Clarendon County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Grove ...
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.
- Arabia
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Ducks Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Emerald Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
- Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
- Glenhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hope Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <5>
- Lumber Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Puppy Creek Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puppy Creek Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puppy Creek Ford
- Puppy Creek Ford is located in Hoke County
- Queensdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Rockfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shadowlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Stoney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoney Point <5>
- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Winter Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
- Woods Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Shadowlawn
How Far From Sandy Grove 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 community such as Sandy Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Grove and extending to:
- Raeford, which is the Seat of Hoke County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Grove to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hoke County: www.hokecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Grove 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9479, Longitude: -79.0992 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.227 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.372 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.918 degrees. |