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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 Sands Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sands Point 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 Sands Point:
- 40.326499, -74.003193
- 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 Sands Point
- 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 Monmouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Since Sands Point is near Middlesex County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Sands Point
Communities Also Named Sands Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Sands Point.
Within New Jersey, the name Sands Point is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Sands Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Sands Point is located in Nassau County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sands Point that is located in Monmouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Sands Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sands Point ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cold Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
- Cooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Deal Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
- Dogs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
- Leonardo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardo is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
- Leonardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leonardville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Little Silver Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
- Locust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
- Oceanic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oceanic is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanic
- Stone Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stone Church is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Town Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Brook is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Brook
- Waterwitch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwitch
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Sands Point 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 Sands Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sands Point and extending to:
- Freehold, which is the Seat of Monmouth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sands Point to Freehold, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sands Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sands Point 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 Sands Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3265, Longitude: -74.0032 In this case, the coordinates for Sands Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.982 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.835 degrees. |
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