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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hermann:
    • 38.698079, -91.434985
    • 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 Hermann
  • 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 Hermann ...

We found one communities that share the name Hermann.

Within Missouri, the name Hermann is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Hermann in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Hermann [Lane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermann ...

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.

  • Big Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
  • Brown Shanty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Shanty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Shanty
    • Brown Shanty is located in Gasconade County
  • Case
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Case have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
    • Case is located in Warren County
  • Fredericksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
  • Gore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
    • Gore is located in Warren County
  • High Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Hill <3>
  • Little Berger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Berger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
  • Rhineland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Senate Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senate Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
    • Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Stony Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
    • Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County
  • Swiss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
    • Swiss is located in Gasconade County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hermann and extending to:

  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hermann to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hermann. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hermann 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Hermann) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6981, Longitude: -91.4350       In this case, the coordinates for Hermann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hermann 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 316.892 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.707 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.218 degrees.









 

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