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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 Herman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Herman:
    • 39.617618, -74.594322
    • 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 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Herman is near Atlantic County and also Ocean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean 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 Herman

Communities Also Named Herman ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Herman.

Within New Jersey, the name Herman is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Herman is located in Craighead County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Herman.
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • This Herman is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Herman.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Herman [Lincoln County].
    • Kentucky
      • Todd 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 Kentucky community of Herman [Todd County].
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Herman [Union County].
    • Michigan
      • Baraga County
      • This Herman is located in Baraga County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Herman.
    • Minnesota
      • Grant County
      • This Herman is located in Grant County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Herman.
    • Nebraska
      • Washington County
      • This Herman is located in Washington County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Herman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Herman is located in Butler County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Herman.
    • Texas
      • Wise County
      • This Herman is located in Wise County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Herman that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Herman.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte 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 Herman [Charlotte County].
    • West Virginia
      • Herman #
      • 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 West Virginia community of Herman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Bulltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bulltown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
  • Charcoal Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Charcoal Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charcoal Landing
  • Egg Harbor City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Green Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Bank is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Jenkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkins is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Leektown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Leektown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leektown
  • Martha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martha is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Maxwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxwell is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Pleasant Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
  • Sweetwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Wading River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Herman to Mount Holly, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- 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 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 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 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 Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6176, Longitude: -74.5943       In this case, the coordinates for Herman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.399 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.859 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.395 degrees.