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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Martins Store
- 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:
- 37.917640, -78.840299
- 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 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Martins Store is near Albemarle County and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- eBird sighting report for Augusta 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 Store ...
We found four communities that share the name Martins Store.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Martins Store.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Amherst County
- This Martins Store is located in Amherst County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Martins Store that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Martins Store.
- Halifax County
- This Martins Store is located in Halifax County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south of the Martins Store that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Martins Store.
- Amherst County
- 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 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martins Store that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Martins Store.
- Illinois
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.
- Basic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Covesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
- Gullysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gullysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullysville
- Gullysville is located in Nelson County
- Heards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Love
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Moses Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moses Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Crossing
- Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County
- Rockfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Twin Poplars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Poplars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Poplars
- Twin Poplars is located in Nelson County
- Wintergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen
- Wintergreen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintergreen <4>
- Yancey Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
How Far From Martins Store 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 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:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Store to Lovingston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martins Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- Martins Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martins Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9176, Longitude: -78.8403 In this case, the coordinates for Martins Store 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 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Store 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 309.003 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.557 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.827 degrees. |