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Communities Also Named Merritt ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Merritt.

Within British Columbia, the name Merritt is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, one is located in Canada and the other sixteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike 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 Alabama community of Merritt [Pike County].
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Merritt is located in Yolo County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Merritt.
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Emanuel County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Merritt.
    • Illinois
      • Scott County
      • This Merritt is located in Scott County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Merritt.
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth 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 Kansas community of Merritt [Leavenworth County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clark 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 Kentucky community of Merritt [Clark County].
    • Michigan
      • Missaukee County
      • This Merritt is located in Missaukee County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Merritt.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington 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 Mississippi community of Merritt [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Merritt is located in Douglas County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Merritt.
    • Montana
      • Custer 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 Montana community of Merritt [Custer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Pamlico County
      • This Merritt is located in Pamlico County and lies 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Merritt.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Merritt is located in Meigs County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Merritt.
    • Oklahoma
      • Beckham County
      • This Merritt is located in Beckham County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beckham County community of Merritt.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Merritt.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Merritt is located in Lawrence County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Merritt.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles 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 Tennessee community of Merritt [Giles County].
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Merritt is located in Chelan County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Merritt.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merritt ...

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.

  • Agate
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Clapperton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clapperton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapperton
  • Dot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
  • Kingsvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsvale
  • Stump Lake
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Lake

How Far From Merritt 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 city such as Merritt to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Merritt to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Merritt: www.merritt.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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 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 Merritt 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 . 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merritt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merritt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.1119, Longitude: -120.7884    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Merritt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Merritt 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 339.697 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.207 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.512 degrees.




 

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