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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 West Hermondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hermondale 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 West Hermondale:
- 36.030626, -89.932032
- 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 West 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 West 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 West Hermondale
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
- Channel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Channel is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
- Cooter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
- New Survey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Temples Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner
How Far From West Hermondale 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 West 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 West 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 West 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Hermondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Hermondale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Hermondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0306, Longitude: -89.9320 In this case, the coordinates for West Hermondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.054 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.093 degrees. |
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