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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 Martins Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Mills 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 Martins Mills:
    • 35.202024, -87.951973
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Martins Mills
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Martins Mills is near Hardin County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Martins Mills

Communities Also Named Martins Mills ...

We found two communities that are also named Martins Mills.

Within Tennessee, the name Martins Mills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Martins Mills.
    • Ontario
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Martins Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Mills ...

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.

  • Big Ivy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Ivy is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy
  • Center Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Center Star is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Green River ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green River is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Piney Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Porter Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
  • Ransom Stand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ransom Stand is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Stand
  • Sage ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sage is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
  • Stout
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stout is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Victory ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Woodlawn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Martins Mills 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 Martins Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martins Mills and extending to:

  • Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Mills to Waynesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Martins Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mills 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 Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2020, Longitude: -87.9520       In this case, the coordinates for Martins Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.445 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.409 degrees.