Welcome to Little Sands ...

Little Sands is located on the southeast coast of Prince Edward Island (at the Northumberland Strait).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Sands, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Little Sands lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Little Sands is located in the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Little Sands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Sands - it's located in Prince Edward Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Sands.

Communities near Little Sands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Sands.

• Montague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
• Murray River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray River <2>
• Cardigan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardigan <2>
• Murray Harbour
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Harbour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray Harbour <2>
• Abney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
• Wood Islands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Islands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Islands <2>
• Gladstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
• Alliston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliston
• Caledonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Sands ...

Looking for more information about Little Sands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Little Sands, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Little Sands.

Adding Little Sands to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Little Sands was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Sands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Sands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/