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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Springs 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 Springs:
- 36.44754, -87.010603
- 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 Springs
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Sandy Springs is near Cheatham County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Springs
Communities Also Named Sandy Springs ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sandy Springs.
Within Tennessee, the name Sandy Springs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Sandy Springs.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sandy Springs [Grant County].
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sandy Springs.
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Itawamba County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Sandy Springs.
- North Carolina
- Polk County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Polk County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Sandy Springs.
- Wayne County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the east of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sandy Springs.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Adams County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Sandy Springs.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Anderson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Sandy Springs.
- Kershaw County
- This Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the east southeast of the Sandy Springs that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Sandy Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Springs ...
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.
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Orchard is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Orchard
- Forest Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forts is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Glover Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glover Crossroad is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Crossroad
- Pinnacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Sandy Springs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Springs and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sandy Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Sandy Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4475, Longitude: -87.0106 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.72 degrees. |
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