Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Sandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Sandy and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Sandy

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for East Sandy:
  • 41.331171, -79.768663
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on East Sandy

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since East Sandy is near Clarion County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for East Sandy

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Sandy ...

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.

• Ajax
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ajax is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Bully Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bully Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
• Coal City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Cranberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Egypt Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Egypt Corners is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Corners
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Galena Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Hill
• Gurney Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gurney Hill is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney Hill
• Maple Shade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Shade is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Rockland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockland is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Twin Churchs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Churchs is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churchs
• Twin Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Uniontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Victory Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Victory Heights is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

How Far From East Sandy 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 East Sandy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Sandy and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from East Sandy to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'