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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 Martinsville:
40.338609, -94.161621
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.
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Bird Watching ...
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The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 21 communities that are also named Martinsville.
Within Missouri, the name Martinsville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Clark County
This Martinsville is located in Clark County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the east of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Martinsville.
Indiana
Morgan County
This Martinsville is located in Morgan County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Martinsville.
Kentucky
Knott County
This Martinsville is located in Knott County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Martinsville.
Warren County
This Martinsville is located in Warren County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east southeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Martinsville.
Maine
Knox County
This Martinsville is located in Knox County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Martinsville.
Michigan
Wayne County
This Martinsville is located in Wayne County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Martinsville.
Mississippi
Copiah County
This Martinsville is located in Copiah County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Martinsville.
Montana
Valley County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Valley County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Martinsville.
Nebraska
Hall County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Martinsville.
New Jersey
Somerset County
This Martinsville is located in Somerset County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the east of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Martinsville.
New York
Niagara County
This Martinsville is located in Niagara County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Martinsville.
Wyoming County
This Martinsville is located in Wyoming County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the east northeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Martinsville.
Ohio
Clinton County
This Martinsville is located in Clinton County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Martinsville.
Holmes County
This Martinsville is located in Holmes County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Martinsville.
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Martinsville [Lancaster County].
York County
This Martinsville is located in York County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the east of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Martinsville.
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Martinsville [Spartanburg County].
Texas
Nacogdoches County
This Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Martinsville.
Virginia
Henry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Martinsville [Henry County].
Martinsville City
This Martinsville is located in Martinsville City and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martinsville City community of Martinsville.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Martinsville is located in Dane County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martinsville that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Martinsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martinsville ...
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.
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 Martinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martinsville and extending to:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Martinsville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Martinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Martinsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3386, Longitude: -94.1616 In this case, the coordinates for Martinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.81 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.137 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.206 degrees.