Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marietta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marietta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marietta
- 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 Marietta:
- 42.082994, -93.000542
- 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 Marietta
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Marietta is near Grundy County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Marietta ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Marietta.
Within Iowa, the name Marietta is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Marietta is located in Duval County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Marietta that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Marietta.
- Hillsborough County
- This Marietta is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the southeast of the Marietta that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Marietta.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Marietta is located in Marshall County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marietta that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marietta.
- Reno 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 Marietta [Reno County].
- Saline 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 Kansas community of Marietta [Saline County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Marietta is located in Adair County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Marietta that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Marietta.
- Love County
- This Marietta is located in Love County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the south southwest of the Marietta that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Marietta.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marietta ...
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.
- Edenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Illinois Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Grove
- Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
- Malta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Marshalltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <5>
- Melbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <5>
- Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Marietta 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 Marietta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marietta and extending to:
- Marshalltown, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Marietta to Des Moines, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marietta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marietta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0830, Longitude: -93.0005 |
| <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 Marietta 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 Marietta, 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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Marietta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.072 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.518 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.226 degrees. |