Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marshville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marshville
- 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 Marshville:
- 34.985668, -80.371260
- 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 Marshville
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Marshville is near Anson County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anson County
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marshville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Marshville.
Within North Carolina, the name Marshville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Marshville.
- Florida
- Marion County
- 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 Florida community of Marshville [Marion County].
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Marshville is located in Washington County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Marshville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marshville.
- Michigan
- Oceana County
- 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 Michigan community of Marshville [Oceana County].
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Marshville is located in Montgomery County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Marshville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Marshville.
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Marshville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the north northeast of the Marshville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Marshville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Marshville lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Marshville that is located in Union County.
- Ontario
- This Marshville lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<3> to the north of the Marshville that is located in Union County.
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Marshville [Thurston County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Marshville is located in Harrison County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<3> to the north of the Marshville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Marshville.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshville ...
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.
- Council Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Oaks
- Council Oaks is located in Union County
- Fountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Anson County
- Fowler Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Crossroads
- Fowler Crossroads is located in Union County
- Griffins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Crossroads
- Griffins Crossroads is located in Anson County
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Lee Wood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Peachland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
- Peachland is located in Anson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <5>
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Rock Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
How Far From Marshville to ...
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 town such as Marshville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marshville and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Marshville to Monroe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marshville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Marshville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Marshville 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Marshville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marshville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9857, Longitude: -80.3713 In this case, the coordinates for Marshville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Marshville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.95 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.207 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.393 degrees. |