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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 Marne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marne 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 Marne:
    • 40.071177, -82.309316
    • 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 Marne
  • 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
    • Since Marne is near Franklin County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Marne

Communities Also Named Marne ...

We found six communities that are also named Marne.

Within Ohio, the name Marne is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Marne lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marne that is located in Licking County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Marne is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the west of the Marne that is located in Licking County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Marne.
    • Iowa
      • Cass County
      • This Marne is located in Cass County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marne that is located in Licking County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Marne.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Marne is located in Ottawa County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marne that is located in Licking County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Marne.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Marne lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marne that is located in Licking County.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Marne is located in Clay County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Marne that is located in Licking County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Marne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marne ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsterdam is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Boston is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Claylick ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Claylick is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
  • Claypools ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Claypools is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypools
  • Cottage Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Fleatown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleatown is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleatown
  • Lloyd Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lloyd Corners is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Corners
  • Locust Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Grove is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Rain Rock ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rain Rock is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
  • Reform
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reform is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Rocky Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
  • Swans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Swans is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans
  • Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
    • Welsh Hills has also been known as:
    • Welsh Hills Settlement

How Far From Marne 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 Marne to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Marne to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Marne 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 Marne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0712, Longitude: -82.3093       In this case, the coordinates for Marne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.037 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.196 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.601 degrees.