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:
- 40.153151, -76.088558
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Martindale is near Bedford County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Berks 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 ...
- Cambria County
- This Martindale is located in Cambria County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Martindale.
- Cambria County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Martindale lies 1,952 miles [3,141.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster County.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Martindale is located in Pulaski County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Martindale is located in Oconee County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Martindale that is located in Lancaster 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.
- Bareville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Blue Ball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Blue Ball is located in Lancaster County
- Blue Ball has also been known as:
- Blueball
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ball <4>
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Lancaster County
- Fivepointville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivepointville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivepointville
- Fivepointville is located in Lancaster County
- Frysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Goodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Green Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- New Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
- Red Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Weaverland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaverland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Martindale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martindale to Lancaster, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.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: 40.1532, Longitude: -76.0886 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 307.235 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.892 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.808 degrees. |