Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Beach
- 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 Beach:
- 40.548658, -84.449953
- 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 Beach
- 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Since Sandy Beach is near Mercer County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Sandy Beach ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Sandy Beach.
Within Ohio, the name Sandy Beach is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, nine are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Sandy Beach.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Sussex County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sandy Beach.
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sandy Beach.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Penobscot County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Sandy Beach.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Sandy Beach [Norfolk County].
- Worcester County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Sandy Beach.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Cass County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Sandy Beach.
- Saint Joseph County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northwest of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Sandy Beach.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Sandy Beach is located in Erie County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sandy Beach.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Sandy Beach lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sandy Beach.
- Quebec
- This Sandy Beach lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Sandy Beach lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Beach that is located in Auglaize County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy 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.
- Bass Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Landing
- Bass Landing is located in Mercer County
- Bulkhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Club Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
- Club Island is located in Mercer County
- Coldwater Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Beach
- Coldwater Beach is located in Mercer County
- Duckfoot Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckfoot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
- Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
- Harbor Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
- Harbor Point is located in Mercer County
- Idlewild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lees Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
- Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
- Mariners Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
- Mariners Point is located in Mercer County
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Turtle Neck Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Neck Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Neck Point
- Turtle Neck Point is located in Mercer County
How Far From Sandy Beach 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 Sandy Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Beach and extending to:
- Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Beach to Wapakoneta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Auglaize County: www.auglaizecounty.org
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5487, Longitude: -84.4500 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Beach 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. |
| <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 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 Sandy Beach 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 312.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.435 degrees. |