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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 Merrillsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrillsville 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 Merrillsville:
- 44.531116, -74.034401
- 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 Merrillsville
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Merrillsville is near Clinton County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Merrillsville
Communities Also Named Merrillsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Merrillsville.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Merrillsville.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Merrillsville in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Madison County
- This Merrillsville is located in Madison County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Merrillsville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Merrillsville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Merrillsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrillsville ...
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.
- Forestdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Hawkeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hawkeye is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- High Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Bank is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
- Loon Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Rainbow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sugarbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugarbush is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush
- Two Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Two Brooks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Brooks
- Union Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Vermontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
How Far From Merrillsville 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 Merrillsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merrillsville and extending to:
- Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Merrillsville to Malone, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south (S). 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 418 miles [672.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,139 miles [6,661.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Merrillsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Merrillsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Merrillsville 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 Merrillsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5311, Longitude: -74.0344 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.872 degrees. |
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