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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 Hermitage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermitage 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 Hermitage:
    • 42.379239, -77.273034
    • 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 Hermitage
  • 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 Hermitage ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Hermitage.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Hermitage.

Beyond New York, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Wyoming County
      • This Hermitage is located in Wyoming County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Hermitage.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley County
      • This Hermitage is located in Bradley County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hermitage.
      • Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Hermitage [Pulaski County].
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hermitage [Mendocino County].
    • Florida
      • Gadsden 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 Florida community of Hermitage [Gadsden County].
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Hermitage is located in Floyd County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Hermitage.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Hermitage.
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Hermitage [West Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Hermitage is located in Carroll County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hermitage.
    • Missouri
      • Hickory County
      • This Hermitage is located in Hickory County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Hermitage.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Hermitage lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe 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 North Carolina community of Hermitage [Ashe County].
      • Cumberland County
      • This Hermitage is located in Cumberland County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hermitage.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Hermitage is located in Mercer County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hermitage.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Hermitage lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Hermitage is located in Davidson County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Hermitage.
    • Texas
      • Cass 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 Texas community of Hermitage [Cass County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Hermitage is located in Weber County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hermitage.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Hermitage is located in Augusta County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Hermitage.
      • Gloucester County
      • This Hermitage is located in Gloucester County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the south of the Hermitage that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Hermitage.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermitage ...

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.

  • Bath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
  • Bonny Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Hill
    • Bonny Hill is located in Steuben County
  • Buck Settlement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Settlement
    • Buck Settlement is located in Steuben County
  • Cold Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Glen Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
    • Glen Grove is located in Steuben County
  • Grove Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
    • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Marshalls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
    • Marshalls is located in Steuben County
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Steuben County

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

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

  • Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hermitage to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hermitage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermitage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3792, Longitude: -77.2730       In this case, the coordinates for Hermitage 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 Hermitage 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>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 Hermitage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hermitage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.764 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.841 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.41 degrees.









 

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