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Communities Also Named Sandy Beach ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Sandy Beach.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Sandy Beach is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of fourteen communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, six are located in Canada and ten are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Sandy Beach [Norfolk County].
      • Worcester County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Cass County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Sandy Beach.
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Sandy Beach.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Erie County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Sandy Beach.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Sandy Beach.
    • Quebec
      • This Sandy Beach lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Sandy Beach lies 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Beach ...

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.

  • Birch Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Duck Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bull Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cupids
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cupids Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Emerald Vale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Frog Marsh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Halls Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marysvale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverhead
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sharks Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ship Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turks Gut ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

How Far From Sandy Beach 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 Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,149 miles [5,067.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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- Sandy Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beach 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 . 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>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 Sandy Beach 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 Sandy Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5333, Longitude: -53.2333    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.737 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.946 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.341 degrees.