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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.
- 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:
- 36.53308, -80.464223
- 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 Mount Herman
- 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Since Mount Herman is near Stokes County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Mount Herman
Communities Also Named Mount Herman ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Mount Herman.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Mount Herman.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Caldwell County
- This Mount Herman is located in Caldwell County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Mount Herman.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Mount Herman is located in Chatham County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 415 miles [667.9 km] to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 461 miles [741.9 km] to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Surry 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.
- Brim ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brim is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brim
- Combstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Combstown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combstown
- Dry Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Hills Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hills Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Jessup Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
- Joyce Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
- Meadowfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowfield is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Slate Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slate Mountain is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
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:
- Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Herman to Dobson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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> | 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 Mount Herman 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 Mount Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5331, Longitude: -80.4642 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.993 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.954 degrees. |
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