Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hermondale:
  • 36.016182, -89.914809
  • 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 Hermondale

• 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Since Hermondale is near Mississippi County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Hermondale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermondale ...

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.

• Bowie Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
• Channel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Channel is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
• Cooter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
• Gilbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Half Moon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Half Moon is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Holland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Little Green Store
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
• New Survey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
• Promised Land
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Promised Land is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Stark City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Temples Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner

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

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

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hermondale to Caruthersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'