Merritt Lake
Merritt Lake is a reservoir in Leavenworth, Kansas. Merritt Lake is situated nearby to the town Fort Leavenworth, as well as near the hamlet Stillings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sherman Army Airfield and Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.
Sherman Army Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Sherman Army Airfield is a joint use civilian-military airport located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County, Kansas. The airport is located on the United States Army post, but the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, has an agreement providing for civilian use at all times without prior notice or permission.
Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth
Prison
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is a medium-security federal prison for male inmates in northeast Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Centennial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Centennial Bridge is a through arch bridge road bridge over the Missouri River connecting Leavenworth, Kansas, and Platte County, Missouri. Constructed in 1955, it was initially a toll bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Leavenworth and Leavenworth.
Fort Leavenworth
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas.
Leavenworth
Photo: Melissa Bower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leavenworth is a city in Eastern Kansas. Leavenworth, the "First City in Kansas", established in 1854, is located on the west banks of the Missouri River and became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the West.
Stillings
Hamlet
Stillings is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Stillings is situated 2½ miles southeast of Merritt Lake.
Merritt Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Leavenworth, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.34789° or 39° 20′ 52″ northLongitude
-94.92134° or 94° 55′ 17″ westElevation
817 feet (249 metres)Open location code
86F783XH+5FGeoNames ID
4275398
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