Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mercier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mercier and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mercier
- 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 Mercier:
- 39.706815, -95.601499
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mercier
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Mercier is near Atchison County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Atchison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mercier ...
We found one communities that share the name Mercier.
Within Kansas, the name Mercier is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Mercier in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Mercier lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mercier that is located in Brown County.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercier ...
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.
- Carbon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Circleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <3>
- Fidelity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Granada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Hiawatha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <3>
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Reserve
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Severance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sun Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Mercier 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 Mercier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mercier and extending to:
- Hiawatha, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mercier to Hiawatha, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mercier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.brown.kansasgov.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mercier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mercier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7068, Longitude: -95.6015 In this case, the coordinates for Mercier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mercier to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.77 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.056 degrees. |