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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 Mart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mart 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mart
Communities Also Named Mart ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- This Mart is located in Dickenson County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mart that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of Mart.
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)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Ben Hur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Big Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
- Buffalo Mop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Horn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Lake Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lavender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Little Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Elm is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
- Mustang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Odds ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odds is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Mart 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. 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 Mart 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.805 degrees. |
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