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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martin City 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 City:
- 48.391147, -114.036114
- 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 City
- 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 Flathead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Flathead County
- Since Martin City is near Lake County and also Glacier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glacier 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 City
Communities Also Named Martin City ...
We found one communities that are also named Martin City.
Within Montana, the name Martin City is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Martin City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Martin City is located in Jackson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Martin City that is located in Flathead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Martin City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martin City ...
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.
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfmoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Happy Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Happy Haven is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Haven
- Hungry Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jessup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jessup is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Lazy Day Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lazy Day Court is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Day Court
- Rose Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Crossing is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Crossing
- Whitefish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Martin City 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 Martin City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martin City and extending to:
- Kalispell, which is the Seat of Flathead County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martin City to Kalispell, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,344 miles [11,819 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 City 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 City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3911, Longitude: -114.0361 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.308 degrees. |
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