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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 Mercer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mercer 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 Mercer:
- 41.226935, -80.239995
- 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 Mercer
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Mercer is near Lawrence County and also Butler 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 Butler 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 Mercer
Communities Also Named Mercer ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Mercer.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mercer is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Suwannee County
- This Mercer is located in Suwannee County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Mercer.
- Iowa
- Adams County
- This Mercer is located in Adams County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mercer.
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Mercer is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Mercer.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Mercer is located in Somerset County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mercer.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mercer [Attala County].
- Missouri
- Mercer County
- This Mercer is located in Mercer County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mercer.
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This Mercer is located in Douglas County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the west of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Mercer.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Mercer is located in Edgecombe County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Mercer.
- North Dakota
- McLean County
- This Mercer is located in McLean County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Mercer.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Mercer is located in Mercer County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mercer.
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mercer [Wood County].
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Mercer [Lane County].
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mercer [Cherokee County].
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mercer [Union County].
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- This Mercer is located in Madison County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mercer.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mercer [Loudoun County].
- Wisconsin
- Iron County
- This Mercer is located in Iron County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mercer that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Mercer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercer ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Bowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coolspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delaware Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Grove
- Dutch Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutch Hill is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Filer Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Filer Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer Corners
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Irishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irishtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Lyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyle is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Perrys Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Mercer 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 Mercer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mercer and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mercer to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mercer) 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 Mercer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mercer 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. |
| <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 Mercer 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 Mercer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2269, Longitude: -80.2400 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.246 degrees. |
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