Merrill Field

Merrill Field: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Merrill Field

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Merrill Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.64804, -95.32278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Merrill Field

• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock House · fort · Cass · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• JayCee Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~0 km
• Shelby County Historical Museum · museum · Shelby · ~1 km
• Beebe Park · park · Shelby · ~1 km
• Immanuel Lutheran Church · church · Shelby · ~1 km
• Little George Park · park · Shelby · ~1 km
• Juniper Falls · waterfall · Shelby · ~4 km
• Prairie Rose Lake · lake · Shelby · ~13 km
• Saint Boniface Catholic Church · church · Shelby · ~13 km
• Flusche House · fort · Shelby · ~13 km
• Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum · museum · Shelby · ~19 km
• Old Stone Arch Nature Trail · fort · Shelby · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Merrill Field

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Merrill Field

• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~76 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~77 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~80 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~94 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~109 km · Must-see

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