Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Merrygold:
  • 39.606229, -74.450427
  • 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 Merrygold

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Merrygold is near Ocean County and also Atlantic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic 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 Merrygold

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrygold ...

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.

• Bass River
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bass River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
• Bulltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Charcoal Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
• Green Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
• Herman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Herman is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• Jenkins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Leektown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leektown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
• Martha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Martha is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Maxwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxwell is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mystic Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
• Oyster Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
• Scow Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scow Landing is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scow Landing
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wading River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

How Far From Merrygold 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 Merrygold to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Merrygold and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Merrygold to Mount Holly, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 146 miles [235 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'