Sandtown (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Sandtown ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sandtown.

Within Ontario, the name Sandtown is unique.

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

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Tuscaloosa County
  - This Sandtown is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sandtown.
- Arkansas
  - Conway County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sandtown [Conway County].
  - Independence County
  - This Sandtown is located in Independence County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Sandtown.
- Delaware
  - Kent County
  - This Sandtown is located in Kent County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sandtown.
- Georgia
  - Baldwin County
  - This Sandtown is located in Baldwin County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Sandtown.
  - Fulton County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandtown [Fulton County].
  - Wilkes County
  - This Sandtown is located in Wilkes County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Sandtown.
- Mississippi
  - Neshoba County
  - This Sandtown is located in Neshoba County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Sandtown.
- New Jersey
  - Burlington County
  - This Sandtown is located in Burlington County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Sandtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandtown ...

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.

Archer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
Finch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
Forward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
Goldfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
Longtinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtinville
Maple Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
Morewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
Nation Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nation Valley
Upper Canada Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Canada Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Canada Village

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sandtown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 5,559 miles [8,946.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,162 miles [6,698.1 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>	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- Sandtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1022, Longitude: -75.0828
<2>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Sandtown 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 306.076 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.386 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.11 degrees.