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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 Martins Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Martins Ferry:
    • 34.004822, -84.343537
    • 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 Martins Ferry
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Martins Ferry is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Martins Ferry

Communities Also Named Martins Ferry ...

We found five communities that are also named Martins Ferry.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Martins Ferry.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Oglethorpe County
      • This Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east of the Martins Ferry that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Martins Ferry.
    • Putnam County
      • This Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Martins Ferry that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Martins Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Martins Ferry [Humboldt County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martins Ferry that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Martins Ferry.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Martins Ferry [Greene County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Ferry ...

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.

  • Boulder Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
  • Chimney Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
  • Dunwoody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
  • Greenway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenway is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Heartwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heartwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
  • Heritage Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
  • Hidden Branches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Jett Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
  • Lake Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
  • Lake Villas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Littlebrooke Farm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
    • Meadowlake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
    • Mountain Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Oak Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
    • Plantation Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
    • Redfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • River Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • River Bluff is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
    • Riversong
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riversong is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
    • Trailridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
    • Village Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
    • Waterfront
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Waterfront is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront

How Far From Martins Ferry 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 Martins Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martins Ferry and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Martins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Martins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Martins Ferry 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.
<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 Martins Ferry 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 Martins Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0048, Longitude: -84.3435       In this case, the coordinates for Martins Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.238 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.207 degrees.