Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marble
- 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 Marble:
- 31.222129, -83.824064
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marble
- 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- Since Marble is near Worth County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marble ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Marble.
Within Georgia, the name Marble is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Marble [Antrim County].
- Mason 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 Michigan community of Marble [Mason County].
- Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Marble [Ottawa County].
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Marble.
- Nye County
- This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Marble.
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble ...
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.
- Barbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Doerun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
- Doerun is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <5>
- Hartsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Hartsfield is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsfield <5>
- Minnesota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Norman Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
- Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <5>
- Sale City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
- Sale City is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <5>
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Terrace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Marble 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 Marble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Marble once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble and extending to:
- Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Marble to Atlanta, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marble) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2221, Longitude: -83.8241 In this case, the coordinates for Marble 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 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 Marble 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 Marble, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Marble to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.80 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.801 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.659 degrees. |