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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 Kermit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kermit 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 Kermit:
- 34.001196, -103.592737
- 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 Kermit
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Kermit is near Chaves County and also DeBaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chaves County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeBaca 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 Kermit
Communities Also Named Kermit ...
We found four communities that are also named Kermit.
Within New Mexico, the name Kermit is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Divide County
- This Kermit is located in Divide County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the north of the Kermit that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Divide County community of Kermit.
- Texas
- Winkler County
- This Kermit is located in Winkler County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south of the Kermit that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winkler County community of Kermit.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Kermit is located in Scott County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kermit that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Kermit.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Kermit is located in Mingo County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kermit that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Kermit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kermit ...
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.
- Arch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arch is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
- Corner Well
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corner Well is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Well
- Eagle Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eagle Hill is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Inez ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Lone Wolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Wolf is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf
- Longs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Longs is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
- Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Chaves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Red Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lake is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
How Far From Kermit 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 Kermit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Kermit once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kermit and extending to:
- Portales, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kermit to Portales, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,909 miles [12,728.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kermit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kermit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kermit 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 Kermit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0012, Longitude: -103.5927 In this case, the coordinates for Kermit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.416 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.76 degrees. |
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