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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 Marshville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshville 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 Marshville:
    • 42.875351, -74.609308
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Marshville.

Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Marshville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marshville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Marshville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<2> 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.<3> 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 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshville that is located in Montgomery 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.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marshville [Oceana County].
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Marshville is located in Union County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Marshville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Marshville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Marshville lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshville that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Ontario
      • This Marshville lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Marshville that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This community is historic<2> 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 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marshville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Marshville.

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.

  • Cook Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
    • Cook Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Currytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
    • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Flat Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Gilbert Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Hallsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Leesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Mapletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
    • Mapletown is located in Montgomery County
  • Root Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Root Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
    • Root Center is located in Montgomery County
  • Salt Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springville
    • Salt Springville is located in Montgomery County
  • Sand Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Sprout Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
    • Valley Brook is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Marshville 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 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:

  • Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marshville to Fonda, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,223 miles [6,796.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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 Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 42.8754, Longitude: -74.6093       In this case, the coordinates for Marshville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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 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.
<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 306.063 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.004 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.945 degrees.









 

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