Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mercury:
  • 31.412384, -99.157550
  • 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 Mercury

• 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 McCulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
  • Since Mercury is near Brown County and also San Saba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Saba 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 Mercury

Communities Also Named Mercury ...

We found two communities that are also named Mercury.

Within Texas, the name Mercury is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Madison County
    • This Mercury is located in Madison County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mercury that is located in McCulloch County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mercury.
  • Nevada
    • Nye County
    • This Mercury is located in Nye County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mercury that is located in McCulloch County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Mercury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercury ...

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.

• Dulin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dulin is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin
• Elm Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Keys Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
• Knight Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Knight Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Crossing
• Military Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Military Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Crossing
• Mitchell Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossing
• Placid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Placid is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid

How Far From Mercury 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 Mercury to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brady, which is the Seat of McCulloch County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mercury to Brady, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,881 miles [12,683.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'