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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 Herman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Herman:
- 33.167341, -97.532525
- 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 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Since Herman is near Denton County and also Tarrant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant 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 Herman
Communities Also Named Herman ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Herman.
Within Texas, the name Herman is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Herman is located in Craighead County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Herman.
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- This Herman is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Herman.
- Kansas
- Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Herman [Lincoln County].
- Kentucky
- Todd 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 Kentucky community of Herman [Todd County].
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Herman [Union County].
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- This Herman is located in Baraga County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Herman.
- Minnesota
- Grant County
- This Herman is located in Grant County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the north of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Herman.
- Nebraska
- Washington County
- This Herman is located in Washington County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Herman.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Herman is located in Burlington County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Herman.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Herman is located in Butler County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Herman that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Herman.
- Virginia
- Charlotte 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 Herman [Charlotte County].
- West Virginia
- Herman #
- 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 West Virginia community of Herman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Cottondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- DISH
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- DISH is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Drop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Lucky Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky Ridge is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Ridge
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
How Far From Herman 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 Herman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herman and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Herman to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Herman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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> | 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 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 Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1673, Longitude: -97.5325 In this case, the coordinates for Herman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.174 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.949 degrees. |
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