Sand Bay

Sand Bay is a bay in Koochiching, Minnesota. Sand Bay is situated nearby to the village Ranier, as well as near Couchiching.

Type: Bay
Description: bay in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States of America
Address: ON

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Frances Water Aerodrome and Fort Saint Pierre.

Fort Frances Water Aerodrome

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

This is a list of airports in Ontario. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of Ontario. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.

Fort Saint Pierre

Historic site

Photo: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Saint Pierre on Rainy Lake was the first French fort built west of Lake Superior. It was the first of eight forts built during the elder Vérendrye's expansion of trade and exploration westward from the Great Lakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranier and Fort Frances.

Ranier

Village

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ranier rə-NEER) is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census. Ranier is located east of the city of International Falls, along State Highway 11.

Fort Frances

Photo: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Frances is a town of 7,700 people in Northern Ontario. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.

International Falls

Photo: Andrew Filer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

International Falls is a city in Minnesota. The city is nicknamed "Frostbite Falls" or "Icebox of the Nation". According to Forbes magazine, it is the coldest city in the Lower 48 United States.

Sand Bay

Category: body of water
Location: Koochiching, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.62494° or 48° 37′ 30″ north

Longitude

-93.35015° or 93° 21′ 1″ west

Elevation

1,109 feet (338 metres)

Open location code

86W8JJFX+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369003419

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

5045820

Wikidata ID

Q49390789

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Satellite Map

Discover Sand Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Sand Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sand Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Minnesota)”
Cebuano: “Sand Bay”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Couchiching and Falls Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Treaty Three Police Service (Couchiching Detachment) and Point Park.

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