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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 Marston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marston 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 Marston:
- 30.758250, -94.908823
- 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 Marston
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Marston is near San Jacinto County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Marston
Communities Also Named Marston ...
We found ten communities that are also named Marston.
Within Texas, the name Marston is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Marston is located in Mercer County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marston that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Marston.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Marston [Natchitoches Parish].
- Washington Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Marston [Washington Parish].
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Marston is located in Carroll County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marston that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Marston.
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Marston is located in New Madrid County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marston that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Marston.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Marston is located in Richmond County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marston that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Marston.
- Ontario
- This Marston lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marston that is located in Polk County.
- Quebec
- This Marston lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marston that is located in Polk County.
- South Dakota
- Sully 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 South Dakota community of Marston [Sully County].
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Marston [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marston ...
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.
- Hortense
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Israel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Israel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Seven Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Tigerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tigerville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
- Tobacco Patch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
How Far From Marston 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 Marston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marston and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marston to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Marston 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 Marston, 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> | 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 Marston 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 Marston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7583, Longitude: -94.9088 In this case, the coordinates for Marston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.436 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.46 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.063 degrees. |
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