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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 Saint Martins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Martins and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Martins:
    • 42.902238, -88.056476
    • 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 Saint Martins
  • 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 Saint Martins ...

We found six communities that share the name Saint Martins.

Within Wisconsin, the name Saint Martins is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Saint Martins [Worcester County].
    • Missouri
      • Cole County
      • This Saint Martins is located in Cole County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saint Martins that is located in Milwaukee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Saint Martins.
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Saint Martins [Morgan County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Martins lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Martins that is located in Milwaukee County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Saint Martins is located in Philadelphia County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Saint Martins that is located in Milwaukee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Saint Martins.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Martins ...

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.

  • Elm Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Kneeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Kneeland is located in Racine County
  • Oak Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Racine County
  • Union Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
  • Wind Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
    • Wind Lake is located in Racine County

How Far From Saint Martins 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 Saint Martins to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Martins and extending to:

  • Milwaukee, which is the Seat of Milwaukee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Martins to Milwaukee, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Martins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Saint Martins 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.
<2>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- Saint Martins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Martins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9022, Longitude: -88.0565       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Martins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Saint Martins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.71 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.789 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.478 degrees.









 

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