Communities Also Named Sandy Lake ...
We found five communities that share the name Sandy Lake.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Sandy Lake.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, four are located in Canada and one is in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sandy Lake lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- Manitoba
- This Sandy Lake lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Sandy Lake.
- Saskatchewan
- This Sandy Lake lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Lake ...
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.
In the vicinity of Sandy Lake, Favourable Lake is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the Southwest
How Far From Sandy Lake 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 Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sandy Lake: www.sandylake.firstnation.ca/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.0606, Longitude: -93.3239 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.067 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.175 degrees. |