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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 Hermosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermosa 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 Hermosa:
- 43.839680, -103.192904
- 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 Hermosa
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Hermosa is near Pennington County and also Oglala Lakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglala Lakota 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 Hermosa
Communities Also Named Hermosa ...
We found six communities that are also named Hermosa.
Within South Dakota, the name Hermosa is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- This Hermosa is located in La Plata County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hermosa that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Hermosa.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Hermosa is located in Cook County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east of the Hermosa that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hermosa.
- New Mexico
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Hermosa [Sierra County].
- Texas
- Reeves County
- This Hermosa is located in Reeves County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the south of the Hermosa that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Hermosa.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Hermosa is located in Halifax County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hermosa that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Hermosa.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Hermosa is located in Albany County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hermosa that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Hermosa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermosa ...
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.
- Ajax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ajax is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Blue Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Bell is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
- Frenchtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
- Green Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
- Kennedyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedyville is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedyville
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
- Rapid City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rapid Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hermosa 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 town such as Hermosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hermosa and extending to:
- Custer, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hermosa to Custer, 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 most of a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hermosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hermosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hermosa 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 Hermosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8397, Longitude: -103.1929 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.273 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.411 degrees. |
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