Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Merry Hell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merry Hell and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Merry Hell

• 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 Merry Hell:
  • 31.806551, -89.662572
  • 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 Merry Hell

• 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
  • Since Merry Hell is near Covington County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Merry Hell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merry Hell ...

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.

• Coats
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coats is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
• Cyclone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyclone is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Jaynesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
• Magee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magee is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <1>
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rock Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hill is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Sanatorium
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sunset
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Zion Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Merry Hell to ...

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 community such as Merry Hell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Merry Hell and extending to:

• Mendenhall, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Merry Hell to Mendenhall, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'