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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 Martinstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martinstown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Martinstown:
- 40.687235, -92.959091
- 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 Martinstown
- 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 Appanoose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appanoose County
- Since Martinstown is near Wayne County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Martinstown
Communities Also Named Martinstown ...
We found two communities that are also named Martinstown.
Within Iowa, the name Martinstown is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Martinstown is located in Putnam County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Martinstown that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Martinstown.
- Ohio
- Hancock 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 Ohio community of Martinstown [Hancock County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martinstown ...
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.
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Mystic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Pearl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Thirty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thirty is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirty
- Walnut City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
How Far From Martinstown 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 Martinstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martinstown and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Appanoose County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Martinstown to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Martinstown) 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 Martinstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Martinstown 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 Martinstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6872, Longitude: -92.9591 In this case, the coordinates for Martinstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.25 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.526 degrees. |
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