Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mercers Bottom:
  • 38.644806, -82.162367
  • 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 Mercers Bottom

• 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Since Mercers Bottom is near Gallia County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Mercers Bottom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercers Bottom ...

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.

• Angel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Angel is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Apple Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Apple Grove is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Clover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Crown City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Eureka
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Holiday Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Leaper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leaper is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
• Pondlick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pondlick is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondlick
• Raccoon Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
• Swan Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swan Creek is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek

How Far From Mercers Bottom 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 Mercers Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mercers Bottom to Point Pleasant, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'