Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Martin:
  • 42.551667, -85.591944
  • 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 East Martin

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Martin ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cloverdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cooper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Corning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Corning is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
• Green Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Lake is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
• Hickory Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Corners <1>
• Martin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Orangeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Orangeville is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
• Podunk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Podunk is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
• Prairieville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairieville is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
• Schultz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Schultz is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
• Stony Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Point is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Woodlawn Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Beach is located in Barry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach

How Far From East Martin to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Martin and extending to:

• Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Martin to Allegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'