Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sandyfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandyfield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sandyfield

• 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 Sandyfield:
  • 34.374203, -78.300294
  • 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 Sandyfield

• 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Sandyfield is near Bladen County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Sandyfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandyfield ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Acme is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Bolton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <1>
• Byrdville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
• Carvers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carvers is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers
• Delco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delco is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <1>
• Freeman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freeman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Goose Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Gooseneck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
• Kelly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kelly is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Long View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long View is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Prosper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prosper is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Ricefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ricefield is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricefield
• Sparkleberry Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparkleberry Landing is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkleberry Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sandyfield and extending to:

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sandyfield to Whiteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'