Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Springs
- 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 Springs:
- 35.202896, -81.970941
- 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 Springs
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Sandy Springs is near Spartanburg County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Springs ...
We found nine communities that share the name Sandy Springs.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Sandy Springs.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wayne County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sandy Springs.
- Wayne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Sandy Springs.
- Arkansas
- Grant 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 Arkansas community of Sandy Springs [Grant County].
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sandy Springs.
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Itawamba County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Sandy Springs.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Adams County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Sandy Springs.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Anderson County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Sandy Springs.
- Kershaw County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the southeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Sandy Springs.
- Tennessee
- Robertson County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sandy Springs that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Sandy Springs.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Springs ...
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.
- Brown Arrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
- Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Danieltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danieltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
- Danieltown is located in Rutherford County
- Fingerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerville
- Fingerville is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingerville <4>
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Polk County
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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 Polk County
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Little Africa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
- Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Sandy Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Sandy Plains is located in Polk County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Sandy Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Springs and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Springs to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2029, Longitude: -81.9709 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Springs 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 Springs 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 Springs 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 310.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.301 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.955 degrees. |