Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Merrifield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrifield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Merrifield
- 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 Merrifield:
- 42.782848, -76.584943
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Merrifield
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Merrifield is near Seneca County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Merrifield ...
We found six communities that share the name Merrifield.
Within New York, the name Merrifield is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Merrifield [Saint Johns County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Merrifield is located in Jefferson County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Merrifield that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Merrifield.
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Merrifield that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Merrifield.
- North Dakota
- Grand Forks County
- This Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Merrifield that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Forks County community of Merrifield.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Merrifield is located in Fairfax County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the south of the Merrifield that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Merrifield.
- Portsmouth City
- This Merrifield is located in Portsmouth City and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the south of the Merrifield that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Merrifield.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrifield ...
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.
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Indian Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Ridge <3>
- Powers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Sherlock Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherlock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Union Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
How Far From Merrifield 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 Merrifield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merrifield and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Merrifield to Auburn, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merrifield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 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 Merrifield 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrifield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merrifield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7828, Longitude: -76.5849 In this case, the coordinates for Merrifield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Merrifield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.297 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.379 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.914 degrees. |