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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 Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin Spring 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 Spring:
- 35.544527, -93.436016
- 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 Spring
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Martin Spring is near Logan County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin Spring ...
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.
- Bushtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushtown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flat is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Lone Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ludwig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Ozone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
How Far From Martin Spring 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 Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martin Spring and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Martin Spring to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Martin Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spring 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 Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5445, Longitude: -93.4360 In this case, the coordinates for Martin Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.007 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.581 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.757 degrees. |
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