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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 Marty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marty 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 Marty:
- 45.399687, -94.332770
- 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 Marty
- 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Marty is near Meeker County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meeker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Marty
Communities Also Named Marty ...
We found three communities that are also named Marty.
Within Minnesota, the name Marty is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yolo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Marty [Yolo County].
- Oklahoma
- Jackson County
- This Marty is located in Jackson County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Marty that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Marty.
- South Dakota
- Charles Mix County
- This Marty is located in Charles Mix County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the southwest of the Marty that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles Mix County community of Marty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marty ...
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.
- Cable
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Clearwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eden Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Jacobs Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Riverview Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Marty 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 Marty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marty and extending to:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marty to Saint Cloud, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Marty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Marty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marty 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 Marty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3997, Longitude: -94.3328 In this case, the coordinates for Marty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.081 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.117 degrees. |
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