Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Valley Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sandy Valley Estates
- 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 Valley Estates:
- 40.644722, -81.351944
- 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 Valley Estates
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since Sandy Valley Estates is near Stark County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Valley Estates ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dutchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Egypt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
- Industrial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
- Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
- Lake Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Lake Mohawk is located in Carroll County
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
- Marks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mineral City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral City <2>
- New England ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Tuscarawas County
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- Paradise Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
- Reeds Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Sandyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Smoketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sunset Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
- Valley Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Whispering Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
- Paradise Point
How Far From Sandy Valley Estates 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 Sandy Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sandy Valley Estates and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Valley Estates to New Philadelphia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Valley Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Valley Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6447, Longitude: -81.3519 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Valley Estates 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 310.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.968 degrees. |