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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 Merwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merwin 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 Merwin:
- 38.404715, -94.590689
- 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 Merwin
- 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 Bates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
- Since Merwin is near Miami County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Merwin
Communities Also Named Merwin ...
We found three communities that are also named Merwin.
Within Missouri, the name Merwin is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Amite 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 Mississippi community of Merwin [Amite County].
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Merwin is located in Clermont County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the east of the Merwin that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Merwin.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Merwin [Westmoreland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merwin ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Everett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Jingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lacyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lacyville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
- Main City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Trading Post
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trading Post is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
- Virginia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Merwin 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 village such as Merwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merwin and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Merwin to Butler, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Merwin 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 '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- Merwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Merwin 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 Merwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4047, Longitude: -94.5907 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.10 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.797 degrees. |
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