Sandy Bay geodata
Sandy Bay (Hanover) is a populated place; located in Jamaica in America/Jamaica (GMT-5) time zone. With population of 4,520 people, there are 33 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Jamaica, 93.4% of cities are located further ↓South; 94.5% of cities are located further →East and 75.8% of cities have higher elevation than Sandy Bay. Note1
Sandy Bay GPS coordinates[2]
18° 26' 54.744" North, 78° 4' 23.556" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 19.11422°, | -78.77634° |
| Center: | 18.44854°, | -78.07321° |
| Lower-right: | 17.78027°, | -77.37009° |
| Map W x H: | 148.3×148.3 km | = 92.1×92.1mi |
| max Lat: | 18.49358° ⇑6.6% North |
| Sandy Bay: | 18.44854° |
| min Lat: | ⇓93.4% South 17.774° |
| min Long | Sandy Bay | max Long |
| -78.3481° | -78.07321° | -76.24864° |
| W 5.5%⇐ | ⇒94.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sandy Bay is 23 m = 75 ft, and this is 191.4 m = 628 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
944 m = 3097 ft | 75.8% |
| Avg. | 214.4 m = 703 ft | |
| Sandy Bay | 23 m = 75 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 24.2% |
See also: Jamaica elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sandy Bay is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 554.6 km =344.6 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sandy Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 7955.8 | 4943.5 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 5349.9 | 3324.3 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 554.6 | 344.6 | to North |
| Equator | 2051.3 | 1274.6 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sandy Bay: (largest is in red/bold)
• Anchovy
15.5 km =9.6 mi, 
105°
• Bethel Town
21.4 km =13.3 mi, 
142°
• Bluefields
31.8 km =19.8 mi, 
171°
• Cambridge
23.5 km =14.6 mi, 
129°
• Cascade
6.5 km =4 mi, 
209°
• Darliston
25.6 km =15.9 mi, 
156°
• Frome
19.2 km =11.9 mi, 206°
• Lucea
10.6 km =6.6 mi, 
271°
• Maroon Town
31.5 km =19.6 mi, 111°
• Montego Bay
16.5 km =10.3 mi, 
81°
• Mt Peto
10.2 km =6.3 mi, 158°
• Negril
35.2 km =21.9 mi, 
235°
• Petersfield
20.8 km =12.9 mi, 
179°
• Savanna-la-Mar
26.3 km =16.3 mi, 
193°
• Wakefield
37.3 km =23.2 mi, 
96°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Jamaica existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
