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Communities Also Named Sand Point ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sand Point.

Within Ontario, the name Sand Point is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, four are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Sand Point lies 3,530 miles [5,681 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Crawford 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 Arkansas community of Sand Point [Crawford County].
    • Indiana
      • Allen 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 Indiana community of Sand Point [Allen County].
    • Mississippi
      • Smith County
      • This Sand Point is located in Smith County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Sand Point.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Sand Point lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Sand Point is located in Livingston County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Sand Point.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Sand Point.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Sand Point is located in Bryan County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Sand Point.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Sand Point is located in King County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Sand Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Point ...

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.

  • Chats Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Bank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Clay Bank has also been known as:
    • Claybank
  • Clay Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Valley
  • Dewars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewars
  • Elmside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
  • Glasgow Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Station
  • Maryland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Pine Lodge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
  • Sandy Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook

How Far From Sand Point to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Sand Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,204 miles [6,765.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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 from Point A (ie- Sand Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4889, Longitude: -76.4364    
<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 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 Sand Point 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.
<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 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 Point 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 306.896 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.368 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.607 degrees.




 

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