Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hermon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hermon
- 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:
- 44.810070, -68.913372
- 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 Hermon
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Hermon is near Waldo County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hermon ...
We found five communities that share the name Hermon.
Within Maine, the name Hermon is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- New York
- Ontario
- This Hermon lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hermon that is located in Penobscot County.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Brewer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
- Cold Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
- Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Fowler Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- Fowler Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Glenburn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
- Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
- Hardy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hill
- Hardy Hill is located in Penobscot County
- Leathers Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leathers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
- Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Lucky Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Six Mile Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Snow Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
How Far From Hermon to ...
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 Hermon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hermon and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies just to the East.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hermon to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,910 miles [6,292.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hermon: www.hermon.net/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hermon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8101, Longitude: -68.9134 In this case, the coordinates for Hermon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hermon 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hermon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.059 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.231 degrees. |