Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Merrifield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrifield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Merrifield
- 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 Merrifield:
- 38.278681, -85.640239
- 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 Merrifield
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Merrifield is near Clark County and also Oldham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Oldham 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 Merrifield ...
We found six communities that share the name Merrifield.
Within Kentucky, the name Merrifield is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Merrifield [Saint Johns County].
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Merrifield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Merrifield.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Merrifield is located in Cayuga County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Merrifield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Merrifield.
- North Dakota
- Grand Forks County
- This Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Merrifield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Forks County community of Merrifield.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Merrifield is located in Fairfax County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the east of the Merrifield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Merrifield.
- Portsmouth City
- This Merrifield is located in Portsmouth City and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east of the Merrifield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Merrifield.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrifield ...
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.
- Cherrywood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Crossgate
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Goose Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Green Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Hills and Dales
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Juniper Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mockingbird Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Plantation is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
- Richlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Robinswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County
- Rolling Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Seminary Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Thornhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Winding Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
- Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Woodlawn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Woodlawn Park is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverwood
How Far From Merrifield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Merrifield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merrifield and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Merrifield to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merrifield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Merrifield 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 county. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrifield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merrifield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2787, Longitude: -85.6402 In this case, the coordinates for Merrifield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Merrifield 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 313.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.645 degrees. |