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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 Mount Herman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Herman and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Herman:
    • 35.881520, -81.482593
    • 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 Mount Herman
  • 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 Mount Herman ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Mount Herman.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Mount Herman.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Surry County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Surry County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Mount Herman.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Chatham County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Mount Herman.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Attala County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Mount Herman.
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Mount Herman is located in McCurtain County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Mount Herman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Washington County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Herman.
    • Tennessee
      • Moore County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Moore County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Mount Herman.
      • Putnam County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Putnam County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Mount Herman.
      • Wayne County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Wayne County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mount Herman.
      • Weakley County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Weakley County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Mount Herman.
    • Texas
      • Shelby County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Shelby County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Mount Herman.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mount Herman [Rockingham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Herman ...

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.

  • Cedar Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
    • Cedar Rock village
  • Cedar Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
  • Copenhagen ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
  • Downsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
  • Gamewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Gamewell Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamewell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
    • Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
  • Grace Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel
    • Grace Chapel is located in Caldwell County
  • Granite Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
    • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Honey Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Indian Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Laurel Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
      • Laurel Hollow is located in Caldwell County
    • Lovelady ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Caldwell County
    • Maple Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
      • Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
    • Pineburr
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineburr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineburr
      • Pineburr is located in Caldwell County
    • Sawmills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Smokey Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Creek
      • Smokey Creek is located in Caldwell County
    • Warrior
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
      • Warrior is located in Caldwell County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Herman and extending to:

  • Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Herman to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Herman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8815, Longitude: -81.4826       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Herman 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mount Herman 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 Mount Herman 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 310.595 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.076 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.563 degrees.









 

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