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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 Mercury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mercury 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 Mercury:
- 34.786204, -86.536435
- 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 Mercury
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Mercury is near Limestone County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Mercury
Communities Also Named Mercury ...
We found two communities that are also named Mercury.
Within Alabama, the name Mercury is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This Mercury is located in Nye County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mercury that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Mercury.
- Texas
- McCulloch County
- This Mercury is located in McCulloch County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mercury that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of Mercury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercury ...
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.
- Bell Factory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Cavalry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Darwin Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Dug Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- English Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- Glen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Hillandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Meadow Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Meridianville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moontown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
- Mountain Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Stag Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Terry Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Three Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Forks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Union Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Mercury 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 Mercury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mercury and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mercury to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mercury) 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 Mercury 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 Mercury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7862, Longitude: -86.5364 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.586 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.908 degrees. |
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