Welcome to Sandy Point ...

Sandy Point is located on the south coast of Nova Scotia.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Point: Sandy Pt.

Time Zone: Sandy Point lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Sandy Point: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Sandy Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Sandy Point - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Point.

Communities near Sandy Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy Point.

• Barrington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
• Shelburne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <2>
• Lockeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockeport <2>
• Jordan Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Bay
• Roseway ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseway
• Shelburne Harbour
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Harbour
• Welshtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
• Beaverdam Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
• West Green Harbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green Harbour
• Jordan Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Falls

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Point ...

Looking for more information about Sandy Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sandy Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy Point.

Adding Sandy Point to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Sandy Point was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Point.