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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Martindale
- 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:
- 34.622860, -85.302178
- 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 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Martindale is near Chattooga County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
- eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Martindale ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Martindale.
Within Georgia, the name Martindale is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout 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 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Walker County.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Martindale is located in Pulaski County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west of the Martindale that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski 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 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Walker 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 598 miles [962.4 km] to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Walker 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Walker 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 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Walker 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Martindale.
- Quebec
- This Martindale lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martindale that is located in Walker County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Martindale is located in Oconee County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east of the Martindale that is located in Walker 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 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martindale that is located in Walker 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 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Martindale.
- Alberta
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.
- Duck Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Chattooga County
- Greenbush ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Guild ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Walker County
- Marsh Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Crossing
- Marsh Crossing is located in Walker County
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Walker County
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Skyline Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Skyline Heights is located in Walker County
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Walker County
- Welcome Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill
- Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County
How Far From Martindale to ...
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 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:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Martindale to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martindale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martindale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6229, Longitude: -85.3022 In this case, the coordinates for Martindale 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 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> | 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 Martindale 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 312.833 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.467 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.441 degrees. |