Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Martindale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martindale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Martindale
- 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 Martindale:
- 40.360074, -78.632240
- 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 Martindale
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Martindale is near Blair County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Martindale ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Martindale.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Martindale.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lancaster County
- This Martindale is located in Lancaster County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Martindale.
- Lancaster County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Martindale lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Martindale is located in Pulaski County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Martindale.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Martindale is located in Walker County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Martindale.
- Kansas
- Coffey 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 Martindale [Coffey County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Martindale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Martindale.
- Harford County
- This Martindale is located in Harford County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east southeast of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Martindale.
- Michigan
- Otsego 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 Martindale [Otsego County].
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Martindale is located in Columbia County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Martindale.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Martindale [Mecklenburg County].
- Quebec
- This Martindale lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Martindale is located in Oconee County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Martindale.
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Martindale is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Martindale.
- Washington
- Franklin County
- This Martindale is located in Franklin County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Martindale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Martindale.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martindale ...
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.
- Bens Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bens Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Fiddlers Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
- Fiddlers Green is located in Cambria County
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lower Dutchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Dutchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dutchtown
- Lower Dutchtown is located in Cambria County
- Miller Shaft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Shaft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Shaft
- Miller Shaft is located in Cambria County
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Plane Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plane Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plane Bank
- Plane Bank is located in Cambria County
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
- Puritan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Shoemaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Martindale 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 Martindale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martindale and extending to:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martindale to Ebensburg, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east (E). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martindale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Martindale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martindale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3601, Longitude: -78.6322 In this case, the coordinates for Martindale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Martindale 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 Martindale, 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> | 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 Martindale 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 308.755 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.647 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.843 degrees. |