Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ferry:
  • 43.367765, -89.623733
  • 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 Ferry

• 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 Sauk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk County
  • Since Merrimac Ferry is near Columbia County and also Dane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane 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 Merrimac Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merrimac Ferry ...

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.

• Dane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
• Harmony Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Lake Wisconsin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
• Lowville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
• Lutheran Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
• Martinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Martinsville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Moon Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people

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

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

• Baraboo, which is the Seat of Sauk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Merrimac Ferry to Baraboo, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'