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Communities Also Named Sandy Point ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Sandy Point.

There is one other community in Newfoundland and Labrador which is also named Sandy Point.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, three are located in Canada and fifteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Sandy Point #1
      • This Sandy Point lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Barbour County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Sandy Point.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Sandy Point is located in New London County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Sandy Point.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Sandy Point.
    • Georgia
      • Crawford County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Crawford County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sandy Point.
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Waldo County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Sandy Point.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sandy Point.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Sandy Point [Ocean County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Sandy Point lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • Ontario
      • This Sandy Point lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Butler County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sandy Point.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent 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 Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Kent County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Washington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Benton County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Sandy Point.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County and lies 2,545 miles [4,095.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sandy Point.
    • Virginia
      • Northumberland County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Sandy Point.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Sandy Point.
    • Washington
      • Island 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 Washington community of Sandy Point [Island County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy 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.

  • Clarenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels Cove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cove
  • Elliotts Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Cove
  • Georges Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Brook
  • Gin Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin Cove
  • Kings Cove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cove
  • New Burnt Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Burnt Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burnt Cove
  • Random Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
  • Red Head Beach ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Head Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head Beach
  • Rocky Brook ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
  • Shoal Harbour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Harbour
  • Snooks Brook ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snooks Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snooks Brook
  • Snooks Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snooks Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snooks Harbour

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Sandy Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Point and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,162 miles [5,088.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2000, Longitude: -53.8667    
<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 Point 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Sandy Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.865 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.232 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.064 degrees.




 

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