Welcome to White Sands ...

White 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 White Sands, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: White 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).

Area Codes for White Sands: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named White Sands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named White Sands - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Prince Edward Island and Utah.

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

Communities near White Sands ...

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

• Montague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 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 northwest)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Harbour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray Harbour <2>
• Beach Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Point
• Alliston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliston
• Murray Harbour North
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Harbour North
• Saint Marys Road
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Road
• Wood Islands
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Islands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Islands <2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Sands ...

Looking for more information about White 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to White Sands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Sands.

Adding White 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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned White Sands was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

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