Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sanford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sanford
- 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 Sanford:
- 35.479447, -79.178125
- 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 Sanford
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Sanford is near Chatham County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Sanford ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Sanford.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Sanford.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Orange 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 Florida community of Sanford [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Sanford is located in Seminole County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Sanford.
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Sanford is located in Madison County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sanford.
- Stewart County
- This Sanford is located in Stewart County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the southwest of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Sanford.
- Kansas
- Pawnee County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sanford [Pawnee County].
- Phillips County
- This community is historic and although located in Phillips County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Sanford.
- Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Sanford [Shawnee County].
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Sanford lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Sanford is located in Allegany County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<2> to the north of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Sanford.
- Broome County
- This Sanford is located in Broome County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the north northeast of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Sanford.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Sanford lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sanford that is located in Lee County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanford ...
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.
- Colon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Cool Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Lee County
- Holly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Lee County
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in Lee County
- Owls Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Planters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
- Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
- Stoneybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
- Trails End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Trails End is located in Lee County
- Tramway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
How Far From Sanford 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 city such as Sanford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanford and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sanford to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sanford: www.sanfordnc.net/
The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/
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 Sanford 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sanford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4794, Longitude: -79.1781 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Sanford 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 309.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.493 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.779 degrees. |