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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 Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Plains 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 Plains:
- 35.244004, -82.089556
- 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 Plains
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Sandy Plains is near Rutherford County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Plains
Communities Also Named Sandy Plains ...
We found three communities that are also named Sandy Plains.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Sandy Plains.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Cleveland County
- This Sandy Plains is located in Cleveland County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Plains that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Sandy Plains.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Plains that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Sandy Plains.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Sandy Plains is located in Washington County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sandy Plains that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sandy Plains.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Plains ...
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.
- Burnt Chimney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fingerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Green Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Little Africa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Tryon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Sandy Plains 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 Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Plains and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Plains to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Plains) 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 Plains 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 Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2440, Longitude: -82.0896 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.387 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.99 degrees. |
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