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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 Marlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlin and the surrounding area.
- 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 Marlin:
- 31.306357, -96.897974
- 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 Marlin
- 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Since Marlin is near McLennan County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Marlin
Communities Also Named Marlin ...
We found two communities that are also named Marlin.
Within Texas, the name Marlin is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Marlin is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marlin that is located in Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Marlin.
- Washington
- Grant County
- This Marlin is located in Grant County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marlin that is located in Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Marlin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlin ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Highbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Odds ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odds is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Satin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stranger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Triangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
How Far From Marlin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Marlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marlin and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Marlin to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,796 miles [12,546.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Marlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Marlin 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 Marlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3064, Longitude: -96.8980 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.811 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.858 degrees. |
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