Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Martin Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Martin Heights

• 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 Martin Heights:
  • 38.612557, -86.108034
  • 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 Martin Heights

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Martin Heights is near Jackson County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Martin Heights

Communities Also Named Martin Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Martin Heights.

Within Indiana, the name Martin Heights is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Martin Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Coffee County
    • This Martin Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south of the Martin Heights that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Martin Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin Heights ...

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.

• Claysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Harristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harristown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• New Philadelphia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
• Organ Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Organ Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
• Pumpkin Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rosebud
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebud is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Rush Creek Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
• Shorts Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shorts Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner

How Far From Martin Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Martin Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Martin Heights to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>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 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'