Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Merrillan:
  • 44.451073, -90.836812
  • 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 Merrillan

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Merrillan is near Clark County and also Eau Claire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eau Claire 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 Merrillan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrillan ...

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.

• Christie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Christie is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
• Disco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Disco is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
• Globe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Hay Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
• Lynxville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Pigeon Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Pray
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pray is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
• Price
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Price is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Shortville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Shortville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
• Speck Oaks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Speck Oaks is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Merrillan and extending to:

• Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Merrillan to Black River Falls, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 119 miles [191.5 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'