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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 Marcy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marcy 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 Marcy:
- 27.142272, -80.652001
- 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 Marcy
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Marcy is near Okeechobee County and also Saint Lucie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Okeechobee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lucie 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 Marcy
Communities Also Named Marcy ...
We found six communities that are also named Marcy.
Within Florida, the name Marcy is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Kings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Marcy [Kings County].
- Oneida County
- This Marcy is located in Oneida County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Marcy that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Marcy.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Marcy.
- Fairfield County
- This Marcy is located in Fairfield County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the north of the Marcy that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Marcy.
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County
- This Marcy is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Marcy that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Marcy.
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This Marcy is located in Waukesha County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Marcy that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Marcy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marcy ...
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.
- Barber Quarters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barber Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Quarters
- Cypress Quarters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
- Eagle Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Island is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Island
- Indiantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lighthouse Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lighthouse Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
- Mildred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Palm City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pelican Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake has also been known as:
- Pelican Bay
- Queens Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Queens Park is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
- River Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Park is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Tropical Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tropical Park is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Park
- Up the Grove Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Up the Grove Beach is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up the Grove Beach
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Marcy 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 Marcy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marcy and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Marcy to Stuart, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Marcy 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. |
| <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- Marcy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marcy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Marcy 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 Marcy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.1423, Longitude: -80.6520 In this case, the coordinates for Marcy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.833 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.503 degrees. |
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