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Communities Also Named White Sands ...

We found six communities that share the name White Sands.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named White Sands.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, .

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This White Sands lies 2,262 miles [3,640.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This White Sands is located in Hall County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of White Sands.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This White Sands is located in Calvert County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of White Sands.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • This White Sands is located in Dona Ana County and lies 2,493 miles [4,012.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of White Sands.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This White Sands is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of White Sands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Sands ...

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.

  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Guernsey Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • High Bank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
  • Little Sands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sands <3>
  • Milltown Cross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown Cross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown Cross
  • Peters Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Road
  • Point Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Sturgeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Wood Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Island
  • Wood Islands
    (8 miles [12.9 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:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Islands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Islands <3>

How Far From White Sands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Sands to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Sands and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from White Sands to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,599 miles [5,792 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White 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/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Sands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Sands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9667, Longitude: -62.5667    
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 White Sands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.063 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.615 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.384 degrees.









 

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