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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 Martin Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin Bluff 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 Martin Bluff:
- 30.456865, -88.639465
- 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 Martin Bluff
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Martin Bluff is near Mobile County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Martin Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin Bluff ...
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.
- Elders Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elders Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ferry
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Ocean Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Randall Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Randall Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ferry
- Sawmill Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Pointe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Pointe
- Three Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
How Far From Martin Bluff 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 Martin Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martin Bluff and extending to:
- Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Martin Bluff to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Martin Bluff 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 Martin Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4569, Longitude: -88.6395 In this case, the coordinates for Martin Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.593 degrees. |
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