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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sand Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sand Beach:
- 40.308701, -76.668302
- 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 Sand Beach
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Sand Beach is near Lebanon County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Sand Beach
Communities Also Named Sand Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Sand Beach.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Sand Beach is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Sand Beach is located in Hancock County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Beach that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sand Beach.
- Nova Scotia
- This Sand Beach lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Beach that is located in Dauphin County.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Sand Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sand Beach that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Sand Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand 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.
- Coffeetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Grantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Hershey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Hillymeade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Hockersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hummelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Shellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Skyline View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Union Deposit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
How Far From Sand Beach 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 Sand Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Beach and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Beach to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sand Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sand 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 Sand Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3087, Longitude: -76.6683 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.997 degrees. |
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