Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marthasville:
  • 38.628662, -91.057339
  • 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 Marthasville

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Marthasville is near Franklin County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Marthasville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marthasville ...

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.

• Clover Bottom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clover Bottom
  • From Marthasville to Clover Bottom
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dundee
  • From Marthasville to Dundee
• Fourmile Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fourmile Corner
  • From Marthasville to Fourmile Corner
• Hopewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Lyon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
• Mechanicsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Peers is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
• Village of Three Creeks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
  • Three Creeks village

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

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

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marthasville to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'