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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 Merrill Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrill Mill 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 Merrill Mill:
- 31.593384, -86.401728
- 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 Merrill Mill
- 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- Since Merrill Mill is near Butler County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Merrill Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrill Mill ...
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.
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cherokee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Clearview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clearview is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Ivy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ivy Creek is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek
- Leon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moodys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Oaky Streak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Robinson Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Searight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Searight is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searight
How Far From Merrill Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Merrill Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Merrill Mill and extending to:
- Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Merrill Mill to Luverne, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Merrill Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Merrill Mill 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 Merrill Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5934, Longitude: -86.4017 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.306 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.536 degrees. |
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