Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hermitage Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermitage Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hermitage Springs

• 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 Springs:
  • 36.579322, -85.778984
  • 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 Hermitage Springs

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Hermitage Springs is near Macon County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Hermitage Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermitage Springs ...

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.

• Bugtussle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bugtussle is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtussle
• Cherry Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Crossroads
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jenkins Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jenkins Village
  • From Hermitage Springs to Jenkins Village
• Leonard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leonard is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Miles Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Red Boiling Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <1>
• Sunrise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Walnut Shade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walnut Shade
  • From Hermitage Springs to Walnut Shade

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hermitage Springs and extending to:

• Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hermitage Springs to Celina, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'