Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Kermit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Kermit and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Kermit

• 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 East Kermit:
  • 37.813708, -82.400702
  • 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 East Kermit

• 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 Mingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Mingo County
  • Since East Kermit is near Martin County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Kermit ...

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.

• Ajax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ajax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Ajax is located in Mingo County
• Beauty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
  • Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
• Greyeagle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
  • Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
• Kermit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <2>
• Lovely
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
  • Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
• Pilgrim
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
• Stepptown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepptown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepptown
  • Stepptown is located in Wayne County
• Stonecoal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
  • Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
• Threeforks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threeforks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeforks
  • Threeforks is located in Martin County (KY)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Kermit and extending to:

• Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Kermit to Williamson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/