We found three communities that are also named Sand Beach.
Within Nova Scotia, the name Sand Beach is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
Hancock County
This Sand Beach is located in Hancock County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sand Beach.
Ohio
Ottawa County
This Sand Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Sand Beach.
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
This Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Sand Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand 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.
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 Sand Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Beach and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,821 miles [6,149.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- Sand Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Sand 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 Sand Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8119, Longitude: -66.1208
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.753 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.21 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.506 degrees.