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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 Merrimac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merrimac 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 Merrimac:
- 37.189573, -80.425606
- 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 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Merrimac is near Pulaski County and also Radford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
- 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 Merrimac
Communities Also Named Merrimac ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Merrimac.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Merrimac.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Culpeper County
- This Merrimac is located in Culpeper County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Merrimac.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Butte County
- This Merrimac is located in Butte County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Merrimac.
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Merrimac is located in Orange County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Merrimac.
- Illinois
- Monroe County
- This Merrimac is located in Monroe County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Merrimac.
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- This Merrimac is located in Jefferson County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Merrimac.
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Marshall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Merrimac.
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- This Merrimac is located in Taylor County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Merrimac.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Merrimac is located in Essex County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Merrimac.
- 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
- Mingo County
- This Merrimac is located in Mingo County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Merrimac.
- Wisconsin
- Sauk County
- This Merrimac is located in Sauk County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northwest of the Merrimac that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Merrimac.
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.
- Airport Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Apple Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
- Bangs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bangs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Cedar Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
- Diamond Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
- Echo Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Knob Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Mission Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mountain View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
- Orchard View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Patrick Henry Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
- Pilgrims Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
- Prices Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Rainbow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Ramble Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Silver Leaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Suburban Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Sundance Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
- Sundance Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- University Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- Windmill Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
- Yellow Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Merrimac 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 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:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Merrimac to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merrimac) 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 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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> | 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 Merrimac 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 Merrimac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1896, Longitude: -80.4256 In this case, the coordinates for Merrimac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.728 degrees. |
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