We found 29 communities that share the name Sunset Beach.
There are three communities within Ontario that are also named Sunset Beach.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 26 communities, seven are located in Canada and 23 are in the United States.
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 Ontario community of Sunset Beach.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
This Sunset Beach lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
British Columbia
This Sunset Beach lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
California
Orange County
This Sunset Beach is located in Orange County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sunset Beach.
Santa Cruz 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 California community of Sunset Beach [Santa Cruz County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Beach.
Pinellas County
This Sunset Beach is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Sunset Beach.
Hawaii
This Sunset Beach lies 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km]<1> to the west.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunset Beach.
Michigan
Jackson County
This Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sunset Beach.
Schoolcraft County
This Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Sunset Beach.
New Jersey
Cape May County
This Sunset Beach is located in Cape May County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Sunset Beach.
Gloucester County
This Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Sunset Beach.
New York
Niagara County
This Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sunset Beach.
Orleans County
This Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sunset Beach.
North Carolina
Brunswick County
This Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sunset Beach.
Ohio
Mahoning County
This Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sunset Beach.
Oregon
Clatsop County
This Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Sunset Beach.
Saskatchewan
This Sunset Beach lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
Washington
Grays Harbor County
This Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Sunset Beach.
Island County
This Sunset Beach is located in Island County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Beach.
Mason County
This Sunset Beach is located in Mason County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Sunset Beach.
Pierce County
This Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunset Beach.
Thurston County
This Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunset Beach.
West Virginia
Monongalia County
This Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Sunset Beach.
Wisconsin
Calumet County
This Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Sunset Beach.
Dodge County
This Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Sunset Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.
Blue Water Beach (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Water Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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 Sunset Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Beach and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,872 miles [9,450.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunset Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7816, Longitude: -81.7155
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sunset Beach 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>
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.
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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.
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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 Sunset Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.483 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.128 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.992 degrees.