Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marthaville:
  • 31.739289, -93.395769
  • 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 Marthaville

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
  • Since Marthaville is near Sabine Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish

• 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 Marthaville

Communities Also Named Marthaville ...

We found one communities that are also named Marthaville.

Within Louisiana, the name Marthaville is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Marthaville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Marthaville lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marthaville that is located in Natchitoches Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marthaville ...

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.

• Ajax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ajax is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Allen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Butler ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butler
  • From Marthaville to Butler
• Dobs Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dobs Crossing is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobs Crossing
• King Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mineral is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shamrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Marthaville to Natchitoches, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'