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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 Martinsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martinsdale 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 Martinsdale:
- 46.458496, -110.314776
- 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 Martinsdale
- 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 Meagher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meagher County
- Since Martinsdale is near Wheatland County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheatland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Martinsdale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martinsdale ...
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.
- Bruce Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce Place is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Place
- Ford Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Place is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Place
- Forest Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Green is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Judith Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwegian Settlement ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwegian Settlement is located in Sweet Grass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Settlement
- Ringling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sapphire Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
- Twodot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Martinsdale 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 Martinsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martinsdale and extending to:
- White Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Meagher County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martinsdale to White Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 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 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martinsdale) 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 Martinsdale 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 Martinsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4585, Longitude: -110.3148 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.235 degrees. |
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