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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 Merom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merom 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 Merom:
- 39.056483, -87.567207
- 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 Merom
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Merom is near Crawford County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Merom
Communities Also Named Merom ...
We found one communities that are also named Merom.
Within Indiana, the name Merom is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Merom in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Dawson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Dawson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Merom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merom ...
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.
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Massacre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Massacre is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
- Narrows Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Narrows Ferry is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Ferry
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Merom 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 town such as Merom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Merom and extending to:
- Sullivan, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Merom to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Merom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Merom 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 Merom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0565, Longitude: -87.5672 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.375 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.315 degrees. |
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