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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Point Beach ...
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.
- Bonnie Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gamebridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamebridge Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harry's Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joyland Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prophet Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Sandy Point Beach 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 Point Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sandy Point Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Point Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 Point Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Point Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Point Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5600, Longitude: -79.2336 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.808 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.437 degrees. |
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