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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Acres 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 Acres:
- 31.952069, -102.076803
- 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 Acres
- 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
- Since Sandy Acres is near Martin County and also Ector County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ector 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 Acres
Communities Also Named Sandy Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Sandy Acres.
Within Texas, the name Sandy Acres is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Sandy Acres is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Acres that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Sandy Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Sandy Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Acres that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sandy Acres.
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Sandy Acres is located in Campbell County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Acres that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Sandy Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Acres ...
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.
- Arcade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Bounce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bounce is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounce
- Chub
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chub is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub
- Corner Windmill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corner Windmill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Cotton Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cotton Flat is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Flat
- Gardendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pleasant Farms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Farms is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farms
- Tarzan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Sandy Acres 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Acres and extending to:
- Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sandy Acres to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,965 miles [12,818.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Acres 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 Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9521, Longitude: -102.0768 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.161 degrees. |
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