- Elevation, modelled
- 517 m
- Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
- Big Pine Hill690 m · 3.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Governor Casey Byway16.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1891, -75.6133
Sand Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 517 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Manny Gordon Recreation Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 16 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Sand Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Hill | NNW 340° | 690 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNW 336° | 685 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNW 337° | 681 m | 18.2 mi |
| Dresser Hill | E 81° | 673 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pimple Hill | SSE 154° | 669 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lake Mountain | S 178° | 666 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Shiney Mountain | NNW 336° | 664 m | 6.2 mi |
| Panther Hill | N 0° | 662 m | 4.8 mi |
- 16.0 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stone Tower: 1.5 mi
- Dry Land Hill: 3.4 mi
- Big Pine Hill: 3.4 mi
- Panther Hill: 4.8 mi
- Big Shiney Mountain: 6.2 mi
Parks
- Locust Ridge Ball Field: 4.8 mi
- Keiper Park: 5.8 mi
- Pocono Lake Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Bear Creek Recreation Park: 9.4 mi
- Daleville: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Virigin Mary Statue: 11.3 mi
- Red Caboose Museum: 11.8 mi
- Wilkes-Barre Township War Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Ed "Shovels" Kobesky Memorial: 13.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Hammonds-Keeley Preserve: 2.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 135: 4.1 mi
- Thomas Darling Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Gouldsboro State Park: 8.5 mi
- Bald Mountain Preserve: 8.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Gouldsboro Train Station: 9.2 mi
- Tobyhanna Train Station: 10.2 mi
- Wills Mansion Museum: 10.8 mi
- MARINE CORPS LEAGUE: 14.0 mi
- Luzerne County Museum: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Choke Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Great Falls of the Lehigh: 4.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.9 mi
- Tobyhanna Falls: 7.4 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Split Rock: 8.8 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 11.4 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 11.5 mi
- The Big Cow: 13.8 mi
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- Toni the Tomato Mule: 13.0 mi
- The Famous Tomato Statue: 13.0 mi
- Hyperview: 14.6 mi
- Jacob and the Angel Sculpture: 15.1 mi
- Metanoia: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 10
- Glacier Lake Garden: 12.2 mi
- Freedom Garden: 14.7 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Upper Quad: 15.1 mi
- Lower Quad: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 8.6 mi
- Tall Timber Beach: 8.6 mi
- Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Devil's Elbow: 10.3 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 12.6 mi
- The Knob: 15.0 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.3 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 20.0 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 17.7 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 17.7 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Pocono Spring: 3.8 mi
- Octave Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 6.8 mi
- Penn Springs: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
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