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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 Mount Herman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Herman 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 Mount Herman:
    • 35.359243, -87.747802
    • 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 Mount Herman
  • 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 Mount Herman ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Mount Herman.

There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Mount Herman.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Moore County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Moore County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Mount Herman.
    • Putnam County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Putnam County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Mount Herman.
    • Weakley County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Weakley County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Mount Herman.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Chatham County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Mount Herman.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Attala County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Mount Herman.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Caldwell County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Mount Herman.
      • Surry County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Surry County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Mount Herman.
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Mount Herman is located in McCurtain County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Mount Herman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Washington County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Herman.
    • Texas
      • Shelby County
      • This Mount Herman is located in Shelby County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Herman that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Mount Herman.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham 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 Virginia community of Mount Herman [Rockingham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Herman ...

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.

  • Big Rock Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Ford
    • Big Rock Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Bird ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Wayne County
  • Buffalo Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
    • Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
  • Flatwoods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Green River ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in Wayne County
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Wayne County
  • Howard ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Lewis County
  • Lovie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovie
    • Lovie is located in Wayne County
  • Moccasin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moccasin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Moccasin is located in Wayne County
  • Slickrock Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
    • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
  • Turkey Track
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Track have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
    • Turkey Track is located in Lawrence County

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

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

  • Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Herman to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Herman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Herman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3592, Longitude: -87.7478       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Herman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mount Herman 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mount Herman 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 314.359 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.33 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.288 degrees.









 

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