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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sandy Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sandy Creek:
    • 43.644157, -76.086468
    • 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 Sandy Creek
  • 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 Sandy Creek ...

We found ten communities that share the name Sandy Creek.

Within New York, the name Sandy Creek is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers 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 Alabama community of Sandy Creek [Chambers County].
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sandy Creek.
      • Morgan County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the south southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sandy Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Sandy Creek [Vernon Parish].
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the east of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sandy Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the south of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sandy Creek.
      • Wilson County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the south of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Sandy Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sandy Creek.
    • Quebec
      • This Sandy Creek lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the north of the Sandy Creek that is located in Oswego County.
    • Texas
      • Milam 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 Texas community of Sandy Creek [Milam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Creek ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Oswego County
  • Farmers Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
    • Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
  • Little America
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
    • Little America is located in Oswego County
  • Lorraine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mannsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
    • Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
  • Sandy Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
    • Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
  • Smartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smartville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Smartville is located in Oswego County
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Oswego County
  • Tinker Tavern Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinker Tavern Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
    • Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County

How Far From Sandy Creek 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 village such as Sandy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Creek to Oswego, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sandy Creek 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 county. 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6442, Longitude: -76.0865    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.893 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.063 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.291 degrees.




 

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