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 Mount Hermon:
42.668503, -72.484143
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.
We found six communities that share the name Mount Hermon.
Within Massachusetts, the name Mount Hermon is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Santa Cruz County
This Mount Hermon is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,618 miles [4,213.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Hermon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Mount Hermon.
Kentucky
Monroe County
This Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Hermon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mount Hermon.
Louisiana
Washington Parish
This Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Hermon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Mount Hermon.
Maryland
Wicomico County
This Mount Hermon is located in Wicomico County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Hermon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Mount Hermon.
New Jersey
Warren County
This Mount Hermon is located in Warren County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Hermon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Mount Hermon.
Virginia
Pittsylvania County
This Mount Hermon is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Hermon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Mount Hermon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Hermon ...
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.
Cheapside (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheapside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Hermon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Hermon and extending to:
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Hermon to Boston, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,138 miles [6,659.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Hermon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Hermon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6685, Longitude: -72.4841 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Hermon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Mount Hermon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.79 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.538 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.062 degrees.