Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Herma:
  • 33.260961, -92.622654
  • 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 Herma

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Herma is near Ouachita County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Herma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herma ...

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.

• Cross Roads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• El Dorado
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <1>
• Griffin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffin is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Joyce City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
• Lisbon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Little Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Bay is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay
• Pleasant Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sandy Land
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Land is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
• Smackover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smackover is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <1>
• Snow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herma and extending to:

• El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Herma to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'