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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 Saint Martin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Martin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Martin:
    • 30.437976, -88.868085
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Martin
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint Martin ...

We found seven communities that share the name Saint Martin.

Within Mississippi, the name Saint Martin is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, four are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint Martin lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Martin that is located in Jackson County.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Worcester County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Saint Martin.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Stearns County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Martin that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Saint Martin.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Stanly County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Saint Martin.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Saint Martin lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Jackson County.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This Saint Martin is located in Brown County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Martin that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Saint Martin.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Saint Martin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint 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 Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County
  • Coalville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Edgewater Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Harrison County
  • Gulf Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Heartease ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartease have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartease
    • Heartease is located in Harrison County
  • Ocean Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <4>
  • Pops Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pops Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pops Ferry
    • Pops Ferry is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket

How Far From Saint Martin to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Martin and extending to:

  • Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Martin to Pascagoula, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Martin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Martin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Martin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4380, Longitude: -88.8681       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Martin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Saint Martin 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Saint Martin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.657 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.003 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.683 degrees.




 

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