Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Martin Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin Glen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Martin Glen

• 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 Glen:
  • 30.775234, -81.726772
  • 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 Glen

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Martin Glen is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin Glen ...

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.

• Catfish Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Catfish Acres is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Acres
• Deer Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Run is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Fawnwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fawnwood is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnwood
• Forest Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Greentree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greentree is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
• Gross Still ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gross Still is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Still
• Kingsland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <1>
• Lessie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lessie is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessie
• May Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • May Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
• Wolfbay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolfbay is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfbay

How Far From Martin Glen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Glen 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 Glen and extending to:

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Martin Glen to Woodbine, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'