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Communities Also Named Sandy Hill ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Sandy Hill.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Sandy Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Sandy Hill #1
      • This Sandy Hill lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Coffee 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 Georgia community of Sandy Hill [Coffee County].
      • Wilkes County
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Wilkes County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Sandy Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Sandy Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Howard County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Sandy Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Sandy Hill.
    • New York
      • Washington 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 New York community of Sandy Hill [Washington County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<2> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Sandy Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Brunswick County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sandy Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sandy Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sandy Hill [Fayette County].
      • Montgomery 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 Pennsylvania community of Sandy Hill [Montgomery County].
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sandy Hill [Perry County].
    • Texas
      • Washington County
      • This Sandy Hill is located in Washington County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sandy Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Hill ...

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.

  • Centretown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Fisher Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heron Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heron Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hogs Back
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogs Back came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogs Back
  • Hull
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Kingsview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
  • Lower Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Playfair Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
  • Riverside Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Riverview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
  • Tunney's Pasture
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunney's Pasture came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunney's Pasture

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west (W).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4242, Longitude: -75.6753    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sandy Hill 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>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 Sandy Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Hill 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 306.413 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.817 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.251 degrees.




 

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