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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:
- 43.018957, -75.671016
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Merrillsville is near Oneida County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the 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:
- 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 ...
- Franklin County
- This Merrillsville is located in Franklin County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Merrillsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin 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.
- Clockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Five Chimneys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
- Five Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pratts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Pratts Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
- Scribner Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
- Valley Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Williams Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Willow Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Place is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place
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:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Merrillsville to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 43.0190, Longitude: -75.6710 In this case, the coordinates for Merrillsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.377 degrees. |
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