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we pass this GPS location for Mercer:
40.511336, -93.528965
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Mercer.
Within Missouri, the name Mercer is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Suwannee County
This Mercer is located in Suwannee County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Mercer.
Iowa
Adams County
This Mercer is located in Adams County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mercer.
Kentucky
Muhlenberg County
This Mercer is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Mercer.
Maine
Somerset County
This Mercer is located in Somerset County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mercer.
Mississippi
Attala County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mercer [Attala County].
Nebraska
Douglas County
This Mercer is located in Douglas County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Mercer.
North Carolina
Edgecombe County
This Mercer is located in Edgecombe County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Mercer.
North Dakota
McLean County
This Mercer is located in McLean County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Mercer.
Ohio
Mercer County
This Mercer is located in Mercer County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mercer.
Wood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mercer [Wood County].
Oregon
Lane County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Mercer [Lane County].
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
This Mercer is located in Mercer County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mercer.
South Carolina
Cherokee County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mercer [Cherokee County].
Union County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mercer [Union County].
Tennessee
Madison County
This Mercer is located in Madison County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mercer.
Virginia
Loudoun County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mercer [Loudoun County].
Wisconsin
Iron County
This Mercer is located in Iron County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Mercer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercer ...
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.
Big Spring ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Mercer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mercer and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mercer to White House, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mercer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mercer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5113, Longitude: -93.5290
<2>
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 Mercer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Mercer 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Mercer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.383 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.668 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.851 degrees.