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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Point:
    • 38.060685, -76.533288
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Sandy Point is near Northumberland County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Point

Communities Also Named Sandy Point ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Sandy Point.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Sandy Point.

Beyond Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Northumberland County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Sandy Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Barbour County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Sandy Point.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Sandy Point is located in New London County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Sandy Point.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Sandy Point.
    • Georgia
      • Crawford County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Crawford County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sandy Point.
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Waldo County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Sandy Point.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sandy Point.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Sandy Point [Ocean County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Sandy Point lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Sandy Point lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
    • Ontario
      • This Sandy Point lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Butler County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sandy Point.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent 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 Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Kent County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Sandy Point [Washington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Benton County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Sandy Point.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sandy Point that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sandy Point.
    • Washington
      • Island 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 Washington community of Sandy Point [Island County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Point ...

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.

  • Acorn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
  • Bull Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
  • Carys Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
  • Cedar Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
  • Grays Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
  • Harryhogan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harryhogan is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harryhogan
  • Hyacinth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyacinth is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth
  • Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Piney Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Harbor Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Harbor Shores is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor Shores
  • Tucker Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • Walnut Point ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Point is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Point

How Far From Sandy Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Point to Montross, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Sandy Point) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Point 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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0607, Longitude: -76.5333       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.647 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.034 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.827 degrees.