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we pass this GPS location for Hermitage:
36.198417, -86.620286
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We found twenty communities that share the name Hermitage.
Within Tennessee, the name Hermitage is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, 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 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Hermitage.
New York
Steuben County
This Hermitage is located in Steuben County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Hermitage.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Hermitage lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hermitage.
Prince Edward Island
This Hermitage lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson County.
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 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east of the Hermitage that is located in Davidson 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.
Centralville ‑ Historic (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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:
Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hermitage to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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.
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 36.1984, Longitude: -86.6203
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 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.
<6>
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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.698 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.684 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.612 degrees.