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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 Hermosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermosa 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 Hermosa:
    • 31.376523, -103.641568
    • 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 Hermosa
  • 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 Reeves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Reeves County
    • Since Hermosa is near Ward County and also Loving County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ward County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loving 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 Hermosa

Communities Also Named Hermosa ...

We found six communities that are also named Hermosa.

Within Texas, the name Hermosa is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • This Hermosa is located in La Plata County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hermosa that is located in Reeves County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Hermosa.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Hermosa is located in Cook County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermosa that is located in Reeves County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hermosa.
    • New Mexico
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Hermosa [Sierra County].
    • South Dakota
      • Custer County
      • This Hermosa is located in Custer County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the north of the Hermosa that is located in Reeves County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Hermosa.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Hermosa is located in Halifax County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hermosa that is located in Reeves County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Hermosa.
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Hermosa is located in Albany County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the north of the Hermosa that is located in Reeves County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Hermosa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hermosa ...

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.

  • Locker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Locker is located in Reeves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Old House Place
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old House Place is located in Reeves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House Place
  • Seven Heart Crossing ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Heart Crossing is located in Reeves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Heart Crossing
  • Woody ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Woody is located in Loving County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody

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

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

  • Pecos, which is the Seat of Reeves County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hermosa to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,582 miles [2,546 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,054 miles [12,961.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Hermosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Hermosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hermosa 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 Hermosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3765, Longitude: -103.6416       In this case, the coordinates for Hermosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.473 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.685 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.935 degrees.