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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 Martindale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martindale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Martindale:
    • 34.729259, -92.473491
    • 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 Martindale
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Martindale is near Saline County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner 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 Martindale

Communities Also Named Martindale ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Martindale.

Within Arkansas, the name Martindale is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Martindale lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Martindale is located in Walker County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Martindale.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Martindale [Coffey County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Martindale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Martindale.
      • Harford County
      • This Martindale is located in Harford County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east northeast of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Martindale.
    • Michigan
      • Otsego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Martindale [Otsego County].
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Martindale is located in Columbia County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Martindale.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Martindale [Mecklenburg County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Martindale is located in Cambria County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Martindale.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Martindale is located in Lancaster County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east northeast of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Martindale.
    • Quebec
      • This Martindale lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Martindale is located in Oconee County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Martindale.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • This Martindale is located in Caldwell County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Martindale.
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This Martindale is located in Franklin County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Martindale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martindale ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Douglas Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Douglas Corner is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holly Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Pebble Beach Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
  • Rainwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
  • Rock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Timber Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Turtle Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
  • Twin Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Twin Springs is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Martindale 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 Martindale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martindale and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Martindale to Little Rock, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martindale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Martindale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Martindale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Martindale 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 Martindale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7293, Longitude: -92.4735       In this case, the coordinates for Martindale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.308 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.662 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.461 degrees.