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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 Martindale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martindale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 34.649547, -82.897090
    • 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
  • 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.

Within South Carolina, the name Martindale is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Martindale lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Oconee County.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Martindale is located in Pulaski County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the west of the Martindale that is located in Oconee 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 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Martindale that is located in Oconee 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 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Oconee 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 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Oconee 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 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Oconee 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].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Martindale is located in Cambria County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martindale that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Martindale.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Martindale is located in Lancaster County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast of the Martindale that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Martindale.
    • Quebec
      • This Martindale lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martindale that is located in Oconee County.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • This Martindale is located in Caldwell County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Martindale that is located in Oconee 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 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martindale that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Martindale.

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.

  • Adams Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
    • Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
  • Bent Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Oconee County
  • Cherrys Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
    • Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
  • Doris Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Heights
    • Doris Heights is located in Oconee County
  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Oconee County
  • Friendship Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Shores
    • Friendship Shores is located in Oconee County
  • Pickens Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
  • Poplar Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
    • Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
  • Ridgeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Ridgeview is located in Oconee County
  • Seven Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Oconee County
  • Singing Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
    • Singing Pines is located in Oconee County
  • Snug Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Oconee County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Oconee County
    • Springbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Springbrook is located in Oconee County
    • Village Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
      • Village Creek is located in Oconee County
    • Walnut Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Oconee 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:

  • Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martindale to Walhalla, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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: 34.6495, Longitude: -82.8971       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 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 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 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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.409 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.833 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.473 degrees.




 

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