Sand Point
in Aleutians East Borough of Alaska, United States

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.337 and -160.499 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 20' 11" and W -160° 29' 55"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:09 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: America/Anchorage
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
9:15 am and 5:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fairbairn Settlement
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Sand Point

Sand Point in Aleutians East Borough (Alaska) with it's 1,064 residents is a town located in United States about 3,832 mi (or 6,168 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.

Time in Sand Point is now 07:09 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Anchorage with an UTC offset of -9 hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Sand Point. The closest airport in United States is Sand Point Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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Videos from this area

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Piling inspection and sea star encounter in Sand Point, AK by High Tide Exploration

Published: August 01, 2012
Length: 32:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: hightideexp

This is some HD footage of a piling inspection and some standard definition footage of an encounter with a sunflower sea star in Sand Point, AK. The video was gathered from a VideoRay Pro4...


THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 13/19 : Reeve Aleutian L-188 N9744C inflight documentary from Sand Point

Published: October 14, 2014
Length: 28:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara

In July 1997 I was invited to spend a week in Alaska doing some extensive flying on the route network of legendary Reeve Aleutian Airways and to sample the ultimate Electra experience, a chance...


Octopus Cakes :: Traditional Foods, Contemporary Chef :: Aleutians

Published: November 18, 2012
Length: 32:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ANTHCStoreOutside

ANTHC's Store Outside Your Door brings you a glimpse into the beautiful Shumagin Island Community of Sand Point, where we harvest Octopus from the rocks in Mud Bay. Watch Chef Flora Deacon...


Whats Wrong With this Fish?

Published: July 29, 2011
Length: 08:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kelly Barnett

Salmon, Caught in the waters off Sand Point Alaska.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Sand Point Airport

Sand Point Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Sand Point, a city in the Aleutians East Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Anchorage International Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).

Located at 55.3136, -160.521 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sandpoint, Qagun Tayagungin, ساند بوينت, Sand Point, سند پوینت، آلاسکا, SDP, स्यान्ड पोइन्ट, Санд-Пойнт, Санд Појнт, 桑德波因特