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Communities Also Named Martins Landing ...

We found six communities that are also named Martins Landing.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Martins Landing.

Beyond Ontario, we know of five communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, one is located in Canada and the other five communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Tensas Parish
      • This Martins Landing is located in Tensas Parish and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Martins Landing.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Martins Landing is located in Marquette County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Martins Landing.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Martins Landing.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Martins Landing is located in Charleston County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Martins Landing.
      • Hampton County
      • This Martins Landing is located in Hampton County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Martins Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Landing ...

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.

  • Allan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allan
  • Childs Mines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cooper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Faraday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fox Corners
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Maxwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Murphy Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nobbs Siding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Vansickle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Martins Landing 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 Martins Landing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Martins Landing to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,277 miles [6,883.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Landing) 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 Martins Landing 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 Martins Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8722, Longitude: -77.6508    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.753 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.228 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.505 degrees.