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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 Sandridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sandridge:
    • 42.556388, -99.949569
    • 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 Sandridge
  • 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 Sandridge ...

We found five communities that share the name Sandridge.

Within Nebraska, the name Sandridge is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Sandridge lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sandridge that is located in Brown County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Sandridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sandridge that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sandridge.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Sandridge is located in Berkeley County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandridge that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Sandridge.
      • Florence County
      • This Sandridge is located in Florence County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the east southeast of the Sandridge that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Sandridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sandridge that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sandridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandridge ...

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 ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
    • Arabia is located in Cherry County
  • Hartgraves Place
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartgraves Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartgraves Place
    • Hartgraves Place is located in Cherry County
  • Johnstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
  • Long Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Meadville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
  • Raven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
    • Raven is located in Brown County
  • Riverview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Keya Paha County
  • Springview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
    • Springview is located in Keya Paha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <3>
  • Wood Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandridge and extending to:

  • Ainsworth, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the East.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sandridge to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>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 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Sandridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5564, Longitude: -99.9496       In this case, the coordinates for Sandridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sandridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.023 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.277 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.82 degrees.









 

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