Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marietta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marietta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marietta
- 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 Marietta:
- 40.058092, -76.548983
- 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 Marietta
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Marietta is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Marietta ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Marietta.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Marietta is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Marietta is located in Duval County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Marietta that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Marietta.
- Hillsborough County
- This Marietta is located in Hillsborough County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the south southwest of the Marietta that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Marietta.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Marietta is located in Marshall County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west of the Marietta that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marietta.
- Reno 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 Kansas community of Marietta [Reno County].
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Marietta [Saline County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Marietta is located in Adair County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west of the Marietta that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Marietta.
- Love County
- This Marietta is located in Love County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km] to the west southwest of the Marietta that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Marietta.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marietta ...
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.
- Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Chickies
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Donegal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Heights
- Donegal Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Donegal Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal Springs
- Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster County
- Farmdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hempfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Highmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Ironville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ironville
- From Marietta to Ironville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kinderhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Lancaster County
- Maytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <5>
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Joy
- From Marietta to Mount Joy
- Silver Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silver Spring
- From Marietta to Silver Spring
- Stacktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
How Far From Marietta 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 Marietta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marietta and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Marietta to Lancaster, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marietta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Marietta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0581, Longitude: -76.5490 |
| <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 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 Marietta 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> | 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 Marietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Marietta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.518 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.197 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.047 degrees. |