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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Martins Ferry
- 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:
- 33.255138, -83.255712
- 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 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Martins Ferry is near Hancock County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Martins Ferry ...
We found five communities that share the name Martins Ferry.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Martins Ferry.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Fulton County
- This Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martins Ferry that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Martins Ferry.
- Oglethorpe County
- This Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martins Ferry that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Martins Ferry.
- Fulton County
- 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 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martins Ferry that is located in Putnam 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].
- California
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.
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hunts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Imperial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Littles Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Ferry
- Littles Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Shoulderbone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoulderbone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderbone
- Shoulderbone is located in Hancock County
How Far From Martins Ferry 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 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:
- Eatonton, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Ferry to Eatonton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martins Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyga.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martins Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2551, Longitude: -83.2557 In this case, the coordinates for Martins Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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> | 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 Martins Ferry 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 311.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.826 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.971 degrees. |