Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hermitage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hermitage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hermitage
- 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 Hermitage:
- 38.141522, -78.914192
- 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 Hermitage
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Hermitage is near Waynesboro City and also Staunton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waynesboro City
- eBird sighting report for Staunton City
- 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 Hermitage ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Hermitage.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Hermitage.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Hermitage is located in Bradley County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta 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
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta 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
- Missouri
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Hermitage is located in Steuben County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta 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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Hermitage.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Hermitage lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta 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 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hermitage.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Hermitage lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hermitage that is located in Augusta County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Arkansas
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.
- Annex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Basic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Brand
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Damtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Dooms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Emerald Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Fishersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Fishersville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <6>
- Kidville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Red Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Hermitage 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 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hermitage to Richmond, with an average speed<7>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 6 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hermitage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- 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: 38.1415, Longitude: -78.9142 In this case, the coordinates for Hermitage 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 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.037 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.63 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.779 degrees. |