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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 Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Bend 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 Bend:
    • 46.240667, -122.914002
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sandy Bend
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sandy Bend ...

We found one communities that share the name Sandy Bend.

Within Washington, the name Sandy Bend is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Sandy Bend in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This Sandy Bend is located in Union County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy Bend that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Sandy Bend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Bend ...

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.

  • Castle Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coal Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
  • Evergreen Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
    • Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County
  • Headquarters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
    • Headquarters is located in Cowlitz County
  • Longview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Longview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
  • Rocky Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
  • Silver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Sandy Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies just to the South.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Bend 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 2,353 miles [3,786.8 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 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 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 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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- Sandy Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2407, Longitude: -122.9140       In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sandy Bend 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 341.288 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.844 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.234 degrees.




 

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