Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hermitage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermitage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hermitage
- 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 Hermitage:
- 38.898056, -123.214444
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hermitage
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Hermitage is near Sonoma County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hermitage ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Hermitage.
Within California, the name Hermitage is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Hermitage is located in Bradley County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hermitage.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hermitage [Pulaski County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the east of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Hermitage.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hermitage [West Baton Rouge Parish].
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Hermitage is located in Steuben County and lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hermitage.
- Wyoming County
- This Hermitage is located in Wyoming County and lies 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Hermitage.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Hermitage lies 3,329 miles [5,357.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hermitage [Ashe County].
- Cumberland County
- This Hermitage is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hermitage.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Hermitage lies 3,037 miles [4,887.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Hermitage is located in Augusta County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Hermitage.
- Gloucester County
- This Hermitage is located in Gloucester County and lies 2,506 miles [4,033 km] to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Hermitage.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermitage ...
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.
- Asylum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Big Valley Rancheria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Rancheria
- Big Valley Rancheria is located in Lake County
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
- German
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Hopland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopland
- Hopland is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopland <4>
- Little Penny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Penny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Penny
- Little Penny is located in Mendocino County
- Oasis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Presswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Sea Ranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch
- Sea Ranch is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Ranch <4>
- Valley Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Valley Crossing is located in Sonoma County
How Far From Hermitage 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 Hermitage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Hermitage once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hermitage and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hermitage to Ukiah, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,121 miles [13,069.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hermitage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermitage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8981, Longitude: -123.2144 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hermitage could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hermitage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hermitage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.99 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.153 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.659 degrees. |