Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sand Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sand Springs
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Sand Springs:
- 39.273145, -118.407159
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sand Springs
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Churchill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Churchill County
- Since Sand Springs is near Mineral County and also Nye County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Sand Springs.
Within Nevada, the name Sand Springs is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Sand Springs is located in Apache County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Sand Springs.
- Coconino County
- This Sand Springs is located in Coconino County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east southeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Sand Springs.
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Sand Springs is located in Floyd County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sand Springs.
- Iowa
- Delaware County
- This Sand Springs is located in Delaware County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sand Springs.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Sand Springs is located in Jackson County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sand Springs.
- Rockcastle County
- This Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Sand Springs.
- Missouri
- Webster County
- Although located in Webster County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Sand Springs.
- Montana
- Garfield County
- This Sand Springs is located in Garfield County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Sand Springs.
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This Sand Springs is located in Quay County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Sand Springs.
- Oklahoma
- Osage County
- This Sand Springs is located in Osage County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Sand Springs.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Sand Springs is located in Putnam County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sand Springs.
- Texas
- Howard County
- This Sand Springs is located in Howard County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Churchill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Sand Springs.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Springs ...
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.
- Eagleville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Churchill County
- Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Island City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Churchill County
- Nevada Hills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Hills
- Nevada Hills is located in Churchill County
- Rawhide ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Red Top ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Salt Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
- Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
- Sand Hill Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Station
- Sand Hill Station is located in Churchill County
- Stillwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
How Far From Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sand Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Springs and extending to:
- Fallon, which is the Seat of Churchill County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Springs to Fallon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,008 miles [12,887.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Sand Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2731, Longitude: -118.4072 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 Sand Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sand Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.702 degrees. |