Sandy Point
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Locations in Australia
- Sandy Point, New South WalesSandy Point, New South WalesSandy Point is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sandy Point is located 28km south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
, a suburb of Sydney - Sandy Point, VictoriaSandy Point, VictoriaSandy Point is a township in south Gippsland, Victoria near Wilsons Promontory. At the 2006 census, Sandy Point had a population of 227, growing to several thousand during the holiday period. It is surrounded by areas of significant natural heritage....
Locations in Canada
- Sandy Point, Newfoundland and LabradorSandy Point, Newfoundland and LabradorSandy Point is a formerly a peninsula but now is an island on the west coast of the of Newfoundland which has been recently transformed into a hidden island as a result of sea level rise and ocean storm-induced coastal erosion...
, now an island due to erosion - Sandy Point, Nova ScotiaSandy Point, Nova ScotiaSandy Point is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Shelburne municipal district of Shelburne County.-External links:*...
, a town at the southern tip of the peninsula - Sandy Point 221Sandy Point 221Sandy Point 221 is an Indian reserve in Alberta. It is located northeast of Fort McMurray. It is at an elevation of .-References:...
, an Indian reservation in AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Locations in the Caribbean
- Sandy Point, BahamasSandy Point, BahamasSandy Point is a town in the Bahamas located in the South Abaco District. It is the last settlement in the southern end of the chain. Sandy Point was named because of the amount of sand on its beaches. It is south of the famous Disney castaway island ....
, a town on the island of Great Abaco - Sandy Point Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sandy Point National Wildlife RefugeSandy Point National Wildlife RefugeSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge preserves habitat for threatened and endangered species, with particular emphasis on the Leatherback Sea Turtle . Its two miles of sandy beaches on the southwest corner of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is an ideal nesting place for leatherbacks...
, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Maryland
- Sandy Point, Maryland
- Sandy Point State ParkSandy Point State ParkSandy Point State Park is a Maryland state park located at Sandy Point, at the western end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The park is at the site of a former ferry landing that served the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System...
near Annapolis, Maryland, United States - Sandy Point FarmhouseSandy Point FarmhouseThe Sandy Point Farmhouse is a historic home at Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a five-part plan consisting of a two story central block connected to two wings by single-story hyphens. It was built in an 18th century style in the 19th century and typical...
, Sandy Point, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Sandy Point Shoal Light Station, Skidmore, Maryland, Listed on the NRHP in Maryland
- Sandy Point SiteSandy Point SiteThe Sandy Point Site, or Sandy Point Archeological Site, is an archaeological site near Ocean City in Worcester County, Maryland. It contains the southernmost component of the Townsend Series on the Delaware Peninsula. It is also one of the few known Woodland period village sites in this area...
, Ocean City, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in Maryland
- Sandy Point State Park
North Carolina
- Sandy Point (Edenton, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
Rhode Island
- Sandy Point Lighthouse on Prudence Island, Rhode Island
- Sandy PointSandy Point IslandSandy Point Island is a 35-acre island in Little Narragansett Bay. Once an extension of Napatree Point, Sandy Point is now its own entity...
, a small island in Little Narragansett BayLittle Narragansett BayLittle Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island-Connecticut state line. It is sheltered by a curving peninsula, known as Napatree Point. At the base of Napatree Point is the site of the resort village of Watch Hill, Rhode Island....
, and formerly an extension of Napatree PointNapatree PointNapatree Point, often referred to simply as "Napatree", is a long sandy spit created by a geologic process called longshore drift. Up until the Hurricane of 1938, Napatree was sickle-shaped and included a 1.5-mile long northern extension called Sandy Point...
until the 1938 Hurricane separated the two.
Virginia
- Sandy Point, Virginia (disambiguation), various locations
- Sandy Point, a location on the James River in Charles City County, VirginiaCharles City County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 6,926 people, 2,670 households, and 1,975 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 2,895 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
- Sandy Point State ForestSandy Point State ForestSandy Point State Forest is a state forest located in King William County, Virginia. in size, it is characterized by its concentration of water-based resources, and recreational activities are allowed on the property, as are hunting and fishing.....
, located in King William County, Virginia - Sandy Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, an unincorporated community of that county
- Sandy Point, Northumberland County, VirginiaSandy Point, Northumberland County, VirginiaSandy Point is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
, an unincorporated community of that county
- Sandy Point, a location on the James River in Charles City County, Virginia