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:
- 46.464966, -94.172771
- 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 Crow Wing County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crow Wing County
- Since Merrifield is near Cass County and also Aitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Aitkin 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 Minnesota, the name Merrifield is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, 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].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Merrifield is located in Jefferson County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Merrifield that is located in Crow Wing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Merrifield.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Merrifield is located in Cayuga County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the east of the Merrifield that is located in Crow Wing 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 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Merrifield that is located in Crow Wing 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 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Merrifield that is located in Crow Wing 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 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km] to the east southeast of the Merrifield that is located in Crow Wing 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.
- Breezy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <4>
- Crosslake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
- Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <4>
- Crow Wing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Deerwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <4>
- Homecroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
- Lake Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
- Legionville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
- Manganese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Merrifield 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 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:
- Brainerd, which is the Seat of Crow Wing County, lies just to the South.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Merrifield to Saint Paul, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 drawn 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: 46.4650, Longitude: -94.1728 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Merrifield 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 318.94 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.746 degrees. |