Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Martins Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Martins Mill
- 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 Mill:
- 32.416253, -95.790243
- 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 Martins Mill
- 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 Van Zandt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
- Since Martins Mill is near Henderson County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Martins Mill ...
We found two communities that share the name Martins Mill.
Within Texas, the name Martins Mill is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Martins Mill is located in Talladega County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the east of the Martins Mill that is located in Van Zandt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Martins Mill.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery 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 North Carolina community of Martins Mill [Montgomery County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Mill ...
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 Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Evelyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Garden Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Leagueville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Mars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Sand Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Tundra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Union Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Henderson County
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Martins Mill 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martins Mill and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Van Zandt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Mill to Canton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martins Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martins Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4163, Longitude: -95.7902 In this case, the coordinates for Martins Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Martins Mill 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> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Martins Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.227 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.602 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.254 degrees. |