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30.319128, -81.783156
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We found 23 communities that share the name Marietta.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Marietta.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Florida ...
Hillsborough County
This Marietta is located in Hillsborough County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Marietta.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia County
This Marietta is located in Escambia County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Marietta.
Georgia
Cobb County
This Marietta is located in Cobb County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Marietta.
Illinois
Fulton County
This Marietta is located in Fulton County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Marietta.
Indiana
Shelby County
This Marietta is located in Shelby County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Marietta.
Iowa
Marshall County
This Marietta is located in Marshall County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marietta.
Kansas
Marshall County
This Marietta is located in Marshall County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marietta.
Reno 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 Marietta [Reno County].
Saline County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Marietta [Saline County].
Minnesota
Lac qui Parle County
This Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lac qui Parle County community of Marietta.
Mississippi
Prentiss County
This Marietta is located in Prentiss County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Marietta.
Missouri
Holt County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Marietta.
Nevada
Mineral 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 Nevada community of Marietta [Mineral County].
New York
Onondaga County
This Marietta is located in Onondaga County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Marietta.
North Carolina
Robeson County
This Marietta is located in Robeson County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Marietta.
Ohio
Washington County
This Marietta is located in Washington County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the north of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marietta.
Oklahoma
Adair County
This Marietta is located in Adair County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Marietta.
Love County
This Marietta is located in Love County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the west northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Marietta.
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Marietta is located in Lancaster County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Marietta.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Marietta is located in Greenville County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the north of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Marietta.
South Dakota
Fall River County
This Marietta is located in Fall River County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Marietta.
Texas
Cass County
This Marietta is located in Cass County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Marietta.
Washington
Whatcom County
This Marietta is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,477 miles [3,986.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marietta that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Marietta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marietta ...
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.
Brightsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Marietta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marietta and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marietta to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marietta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3191, Longitude: -81.7832 In this case, the coordinates for Marietta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Marietta 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 Marietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Marietta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.62 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.312 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.149 degrees.