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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hermitage
- 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:
- 41.233409, -80.449559
- 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
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Hermitage is near Trumbull County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hermitage ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Hermitage.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hermitage is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Hermitage is located in Bradley County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer 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
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer 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
- Missouri
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Hermitage is located in Steuben County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hermitage.
- Wyoming County
- This Hermitage is located in Wyoming County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Hermitage.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Hermitage lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer 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 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the south of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hermitage.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Hermitage lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Hermitage is located in Augusta County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer 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 338 miles [544 km] to the southeast of the Hermitage that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Hermitage.
- Arkansas
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.
- Bobbys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
- Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Clark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <5>
- Dutch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Mercer County
- Furnace Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County
- Grove City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
- Hickory Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County
- Trouts Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trouts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trouts Corners
- Trouts Corners is located in Mercer County
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Mercer County
- Estimated population in 2015: 611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
How Far From Hermitage to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hermitage to Mercer, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hermitage: www.hermitage.net/
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- 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: 41.2334, Longitude: -80.4496 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 309.827 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.996 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.341 degrees. |