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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 Merry Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merry Hill 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 Merry Hill:
- 36.011827, -76.772448
- 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 Hill
- 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
- Since Merry Hill is near Chowan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merry Hill ...
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.
- Barber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Buzzards Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buzzards Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Crossroads
- Elm Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Goose Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Gregory Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
- Marys Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
- Perrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perrytown is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockyhock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Roper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads
How Far From Merry Hill 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 Merry Hill 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 Hill and extending to:
- Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Merry Hill to Windsor, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Merry Hill 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 Merry Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0118, Longitude: -76.7724 In this case, the coordinates for Merry Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.888 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.677 degrees. |
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