Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mercerville:
  • 38.662582, -82.271815
  • 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 Mercerville

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since Mercerville is near Lawrence County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Mercerville

Communities Also Named Mercerville ...

We found one communities that are also named Mercerville.

Within Ohio, the name Mercerville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mercerville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Mercer County
    • This Mercerville is located in Mercer County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mercerville that is located in Gallia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mercerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercerville ...

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.

• Angel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Angel is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Apple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Clover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Crown City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crown City is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Good Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Holiday Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Leaper
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Leaper is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
• Moody ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moody is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Raccoon Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ruby is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Swan Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan Creek is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek

How Far From Mercerville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mercerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mercerville and extending to:

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mercerville to Gallipolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'