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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 Sand Point:
47.681944, -122.253056
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We found nine communities that share the name Sand Point.
Within Washington, the name Sand Point is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Sand Point lies 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sand Point that is located in King County.
Arkansas
Crawford 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 Sand Point [Crawford County].
Indiana
Allen 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 Indiana community of Sand Point [Allen County].
Mississippi
Smith County
This Sand Point is located in Smith County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Sand Point.
New Brunswick
This Sand Point lies 2,609 miles [4,198.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Point that is located in King County.
New York
Livingston County
This Sand Point is located in Livingston County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sand Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Sand Point.
Nova Scotia
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 Nova Scotia community of Sand Point.
Oklahoma
Bryan County
This Sand Point is located in Bryan County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Point that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Sand Point.
Ontario
This Sand Point lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Point that is located in King County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand 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.
Boddy (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Sand Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Point and extending to:
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Sand Point to Olympia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6819, Longitude: -122.2531 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sand 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>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Sand Point 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 340.811 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.361 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.701 degrees.