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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 Sandy Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Lake 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 Sandy Lake:
- 41.348758, -80.081883
- 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 Sandy Lake
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Sandy Lake is near Venango County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Sandy Lake
Communities Also Named Sandy Lake ...
We found four communities that are also named Sandy Lake.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Sandy Lake is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sandy Lake lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Lake that is located in Mercer County.
- Manitoba
- This Sandy Lake lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Lake that is located in Mercer County.
- Ontario
- This Sandy Lake lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sandy Lake that is located in Mercer County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Sandy Lake lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Lake that is located in Mercer County.
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.
- Booher Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Booher Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Corners
- Bowie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Coolspring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Filer Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Filer Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer Corners
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Irishtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irishtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reeds Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reeds Furnace is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Furnace
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Lake and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Lake to Mercer, with an average speed<2> 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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Lake) 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 Lake 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 Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3488, Longitude: -80.0819 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.591 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.128 degrees. |
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