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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:
- 37.209276, -82.285421
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Mart is near Buchanan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Virginia, the name Mart is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Mart in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Mart is located in McLennan County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mart that is located in Dickenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan 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.
- Beaver Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Bottom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bottom
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Birchleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birchleaf is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchleaf
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Federal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Federal is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Indian ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Kettlecamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettlecamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
- Maxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maxie is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mikegrady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mikegrady is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nancy is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Pearly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearly is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly
- Tarpon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Tiny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tiny is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiny
How Far From Mart 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 community 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:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mart to Clintwood, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 37.2093, Longitude: -82.2854 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 311.07 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.497 degrees. |
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