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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 Merrywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrywood 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 Merrywood:
    • 32.461810, -84.925764
    • 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 Merrywood
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Merrywood is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Merrywood

Communities Also Named Merrywood ...

We found five communities that are also named Merrywood.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Merrywood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bulloch County
      • This Merrywood is located in Bulloch County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east of the Merrywood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Merrywood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Merrywood is located in Jefferson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Merrywood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Merrywood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Merrywood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Merrywood.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Merrywood is located in Baltimore County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the northeast of the Merrywood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Merrywood.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Merrywood that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Merrywood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrywood ...

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.

  • Booker Washington Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Dinglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
  • Edgewood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Floyd Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Magnolia Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
    • Pleasantview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Merrywood to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Merrywood) 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 Merrywood 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 Merrywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4618, Longitude: -84.9258       In this case, the coordinates for Merrywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.504 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.786 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.793 degrees.