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Communities Also Named Big Sandy ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Big Sandy.

Within Ontario, the name Big Sandy is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Twiggs 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 Georgia community of Big Sandy [Twiggs County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boyd County
      • This Big Sandy is located in Boyd County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Big Sandy.
      • Lawrence 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 Kentucky community of Big Sandy [Lawrence County].
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • This Big Sandy is located in Chouteau County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Big Sandy.
    • Nebraska
      • Saunders 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 Nebraska community of Big Sandy [Saunders County].
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Big Sandy is located in Benton County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Big Sandy.
      • Washington County
      • This Big Sandy is located in Washington County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Big Sandy.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Big Sandy is located in Upshur County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Big Sandy.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Big Sandy is located in McDowell County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Big Sandy.
      • Wayne 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 West Virginia community of Big Sandy [Wayne County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sublette County
      • This Big Sandy is located in Sublette County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Big Sandy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Sandy ...

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.

  • Burr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
  • Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Cherry Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
  • Gilbert Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huffs Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffs Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corners
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Prince Edward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Edward
  • Rosehall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehall
  • Salmon Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Banks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Banks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Banks

How Far From Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Big Sandy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Big Sandy 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 . 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Sandy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Sandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9500, Longitude: -77.3500    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Big Sandy 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 307.659 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.974 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.767 degrees.




 

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