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Communities Also Named Sand Pit ...
We found three communities that share the name Sand Pit.
Within Ontario, the name Sand Pit is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington 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 Sand Pit [Washington County].
- Indiana
- 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 Indiana community of Sand Pit [Lawrence County].
- Iowa
- Clinton 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 Iowa community of Sand Pit [Clinton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Pit ...
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.
- Clara Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Copper Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
- Elmview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Falconbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake
- Flour Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flour Mill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Mill
- Minnow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Lake
- Pinecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sand Pit 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 Sand Pit to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sand Pit and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 261 miles [420 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Pit to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 Sand Pit 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Pit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Pit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5353, Longitude: -80.9119 |
| <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 Pit 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 309.728 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.466 degrees. |
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