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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 New Herman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Herman 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 New Herman:
- 35.335077, -86.443327
- 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 New Herman
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since New Herman is near Moore County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 New Herman
Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.
- Bakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bakertown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Bottle Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
- Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Countyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Cow Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cow Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Ford
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hix Mill Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hix Mill Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Mill Ford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lockes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Mill
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Raysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raysville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
How Far From New Herman to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Herman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Herman and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from New Herman to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Herman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 New Herman 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 New Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3351, Longitude: -86.4433 In this case, the coordinates for New Herman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.742 degrees. |
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