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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 Hermanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermanville 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 Hermanville:
    • 40.915889, -81.910697
    • 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 Hermanville
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Hermanville is near Medina County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 Hermanville

Communities Also Named Hermanville ...

We found three communities that are also named Hermanville.

Within Ohio, the name Hermanville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hermanville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Hermanville.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Hermanville is located in Claiborne County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermanville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Hermanville.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Hermanville lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermanville that is located in Wayne County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermanville ...

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.

  • Boys Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
  • Cedar Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Congress
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Congress is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Devil Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Friendsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Friendsville is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Garden Isle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Isle is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isle
  • Golden Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Honeytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Honeytown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
  • Mechanicsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise

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

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

  • Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hermanville to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hermanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hermanville 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 Hermanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9159, Longitude: -81.9107       In this case, the coordinates for Hermanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.758 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.005 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.131 degrees.