Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Martintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martintown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Martintown
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Martintown:
- 34.743694, -85.920533
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Martintown
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Martintown is near DeKalb County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Martintown ...
We found five communities that share the name Martintown.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Martintown.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Winston County
- This Martintown is located in Winston County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Martintown.
- Winston County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Union County
- This Martintown is located in Union County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Martintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Martintown.
- Ontario
- This Martintown lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martintown that is located in Jackson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Martintown is located in Indiana County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Martintown.
- Wisconsin
- Green County
- This Martintown is located in Green County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Martintown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Martintown.
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martintown ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Blackankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Jackson County
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Jackson County
- Gray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Index ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Kyles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sublett Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublett Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
How Far From Martintown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Martintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martintown and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Martintown to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martintown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7437, Longitude: -85.9205 In this case, the coordinates for Martintown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Martintown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.21 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.665 degrees. |