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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Martin Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Martin Heights:
- 31.342392, -85.847161
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Martin Heights
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Martin Heights is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Martin Heights
Communities Also Named Martin Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Martin Heights.
Within Alabama, the name Martin Heights is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Martin Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Martin Heights is located in Washington County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north of the Martin Heights that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Martin Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin Heights ...
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.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Foxhill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhill
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Griffin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Honeysuckle Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
- Indian Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indigo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indigo is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo
- Olivers Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Regency Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shell Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Singing Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
- Valley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Martin Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Martin Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martin Heights and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martin Heights to Elba, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Martin Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martin Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3424, Longitude: -85.8472 In this case, the coordinates for Martin Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.377 degrees. |
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