Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Merrimac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrimac and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Merrimac
- 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 Merrimac:
- 38.452627, -78.078610
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Merrimac
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Merrimac is near Madison County and also Rappahannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Rappahannock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Merrimac ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Merrimac.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Merrimac.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Nevada
- Carson City
- 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 Nevada community of Merrimac [Carson City].
- Ormsby County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ormsby County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ormsby County community of Merrimac.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrimac ...
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.
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <5>
- Braggs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Fordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Fordsville is located in Madison County
- Friendship Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
- Griffinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Culpeper County
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <5>
- Meadows of Culpeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows of Culpeper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Surprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Merrimac 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 Merrimac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Merrimac and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Merrimac to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merrimac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merrimac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merrimac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4526, Longitude: -78.0786 In this case, the coordinates for Merrimac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Merrimac, 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 Merrimac 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Merrimac to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.529 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.098 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.318 degrees. |