Sandy Ground
Sandy Ground is a coastal community on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Sandy Ground is known for its luxury hotels, nature, and beaches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Remy Gumbs (shady P), CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb with 3,490 residents
- Description: human settlement in France
- Also known as: “Sandy Ground, Saint Martin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Princess Juliana International Airport and Maho Beach.
Princess Juliana International Airport
Aerodrome
Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is located on the Dutch side of the island, in the country of Sint Maarten, close to the shore of Simpson Bay Lagoon.
Maho Beach
Beach
Photo: Todd Neville, CC BY 2.0.
Maho Beach is a beach on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, in the territory of Sint Maarten. It is famous for being adjacent to the Princess Juliana International Airport and is a popular site for tourists and plane watchers, who visit the beach to watch aircraft on final approach land at the airport right at the edge of the water. Maho Beach is situated 3 km southwest of Sandy Ground.
Stade Alberic Richards
Sports venue
Photo: Remy Gumbs (shady P), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stade Alberic Richards is a multi-use stadium in Sandy Ground, Saint Martin. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 2,600 people. The stadium is located on the French side of the island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marigot and Simpson Bay.
Marigot
Town
Photo: gadl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Martin is an island in the Caribbean that is split between the French collectivity of Saint-Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten. Beauty abounds on the island, with bluffs overlooking pretty harbors, sandy-cliffed beaches and tranquil rocky coves where fish provide the beauty.
Cul-de-Sac
Town
Photo: SV Zanshin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cul-de-Sac is a small town on the French side of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean. It lies on the northeast coast of the island, opposite Îlet Pinel and Île Tintamarre. Cul-de-Sac is situated 4½ km southeast of Sandy Ground.
Sandy Ground
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Saint Martin, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.05809° or 18° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
-63.10003° or 63° 6′ 0″ westPopulation
3,490Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
77CR3V5X+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2614028230OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6984545Wikidata ID
Q3472078
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Sandy Ground” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sandy Ground”
- French: “Sandy Ground”
- French: “Sandy-Ground”
- German: “Sandy Ground”
- Polish: “Sandy-Ground”
- Spanish: “Sandy Ground, Saint-Martin”
- Spanish: “Sandy Ground”
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