Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Merit:
  • 33.216224, -96.286985
  • 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 Merit

• 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 Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
  • Since Merit is near Collin County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Merit

Communities Also Named Merit ...

We found one communities that are also named Merit.

Within Texas, the name Merit is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Merit in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Simpson County
    • This Merit is located in Simpson County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Merit that is located in Hunt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Merit.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merit ...

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.

• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnold is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Celeste
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Celeste is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <2>
• Farmersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmersville
  • From Merit to Farmersville
• Floyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Kellogg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kellogg is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lane is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Pike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pike is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

How Far From Merit to ...

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Merit to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'