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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 Martins Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Store 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 Martins Store:
- 37.466809, -79.119191
- 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 Martins Store
- 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Since Martins Store is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Martins Store
Communities Also Named Martins Store ...
We found four communities that are also named Martins Store.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Martins Store.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Halifax County
- This Martins Store is located in Halifax County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Martins Store that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Martins Store.
- Nelson County
- This Martins Store is located in Nelson County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Martins Store that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Martins Store.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hamilton 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 Illinois community of Martins Store [Hamilton County].
- North Carolina
- Davie County
- This Martins Store is located in Davie County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martins Store that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Martins Store.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Store ...
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.
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Court House Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Daniels Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Great Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Ivanhoe Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lynchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martins Shop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
- Merry Moor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Old Stage Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
- Prices Store
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prices Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Viking Fiord
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
How Far From Martins Store 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 Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Martins Store and extending to:
- Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Martins Store to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Store) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Martins Store 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> | 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 Martins Store 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 Martins Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4668, Longitude: -79.1192 In this case, the coordinates for Martins Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.099 degrees. |
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