Places of Interest Near Merkel, Texas
| Airport - Transportation | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene | 19.7 miles ESE |
| Convention & Meeting Facilities - Civic Centers | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Abilene Civic Center | Abilene | 16.3 miles E |
| Hospitals & Medical Care Facilities | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Abilene Regional Medical Ctr | Abilene | 15.9 miles ESE |
| Hendrick Health System | Abilene | 16.2 miles E |
| Anson General Hospital | Anson | 21.6 miles NNE |
| Rolling Plains Memorial Hosp | Sweetwater | 22.5 miles W |
| Museums | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Grace Museum | Abilene | 16.3 miles E |
| Big Country Squadron Air Force | Abilene | 22.2 miles E |
| Pioneer City-County Museum | Sweetwater | 22.8 miles W |
| Universities & Colleges | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Mc Murry University | Abilene | 13.7 miles SSE |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene | 16.2 miles E |
| Hendrick Medical Radiology | Abilene | 16.4 miles E |
| Abilene Christian University | Abilene | 17.6 miles E |
| Cisco Junior College | Abilene | 18.2 miles ESE |
| Texas State Technical College | Sweetwater | 22.5 miles W |
