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Communities Also Named Sand Lake ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Sand Lake.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Sand Lake.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, three are located in Canada and nine are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Sand Lake.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Sand Lake is located in Orange County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sand Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Iosco County
      • This Sand Lake is located in Iosco County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iosco County community of Sand Lake.
      • Kent County
      • This Sand Lake is located in Kent County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sand Lake.
      • Lenawee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sand Lake [Lenawee County].
      • Van Buren 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 Michigan community of Sand Lake [Van Buren County].
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Sand Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This Sand Lake lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • Texas
      • Ellis County
      • This Sand Lake is located in Ellis County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Sand Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Polk County
      • This Sand Lake is located in Polk County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Sand Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Lake ...

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.

  • Belgiumtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Glace Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Glace Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Glace Bay
  • Birch Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Grove
  • Dominion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dominion <4>
  • Homeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
  • Hub
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
  • Long Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Marconi Towers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marconi Towers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marconi Towers
  • Reserve Mines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reserve Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve Mines
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve Mines <4>
  • Reserve Rows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reserve Rows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve Rows
  • Round Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Round Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island
  • Schooner Pond ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schooner Pond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Pond
  • Table Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Head
  • Tower Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Road

How Far From Sand Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,897 miles [7,881 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 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,479 miles [5,598.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Sand Lake 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.
<2>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 Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1394, Longitude: -59.9317    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Sand Lake 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 296.391 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 291.794 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.949 degrees.




 

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