Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hermon Pond:
  • 44.782848, -68.955040
  • 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 Hermon Pond

• 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Hermon Pond is near Waldo County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Hermon Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermon Pond ...

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.

• Brewer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <1>
• Cold Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
• Damascus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Damascus is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Fowler Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fowler Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
• Glenburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Glenburn Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
• Hardy Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hardy Hill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
• Leathers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
• Six Mile Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
• Snow Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
• Winterport Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterport Station is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport Station

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

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hermon Pond to Bangor, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,913 miles [6,297.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'