Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mart and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mart
- 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 Mart:
- 31.542075, -96.829962
- 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 Mart
- 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 McLennan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Since Mart is near Limestone County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Mart ...
We found one communities that share the name Mart.
Within Texas, the name Mart is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Mart in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mart ...
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.
- Battle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Ben Hur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Big Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Buffalo Mop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Mop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
- Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Hallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Horn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lake Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lake Creek is located in McLennan County
- Lavender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Little Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
- Little Elm is located in Limestone County
- Mustang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Odds ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <3>
- Prairie Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <3>
How Far From Mart 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 city such as Mart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mart and extending to:
- Waco, which is the Seat of McLennan County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mart to Waco, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,781 miles [12,522.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5421, Longitude: -96.8300 In this case, the coordinates for Mart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mart to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.163 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.805 degrees. |