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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 west southwest.
  • 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 913 miles [1,469.3 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 1,414 miles [2,275.6 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 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • 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 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south 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 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • 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 563 miles [906.1 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 1,574 miles [2,533.1 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.

  • Barb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
  • Chatboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
  • Golden Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Henrys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Corner
  • Mabel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mount Maple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Maple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Maple
  • Pleasant Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
  • Rawcliffe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawcliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawcliffe
  • Stardale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stardale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale

How Far From Sandy Hill 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 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 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Hill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,128 miles [6,643.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 '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- 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: 45.5917, Longitude: -74.6751    
<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 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>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 Sandy Hill 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 305.747 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.10 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.663 degrees.




 

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