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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 Humphreys:
34.410274, -118.440638
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.
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We found eight communities that share the name Humphreys.
Within California, the name Humphreys is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Clinch County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Humphreys [Clinch County].
Idaho
Blaine County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Humphreys [Blaine County].
Louisiana
Morehouse Parish
This Humphreys is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<2> to the east of the Humphreys that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Humphreys.
Terrebonne Parish
This Humphreys is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km] to the east of the Humphreys that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Humphreys.
Mississippi
Claiborne County
This Humphreys is located in Claiborne County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<2> to the east of the Humphreys that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Humphreys.
Missouri
Sullivan County
This Humphreys is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Humphreys that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Humphreys.
Oklahoma
Jackson County
This Humphreys is located in Jackson County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the east of the Humphreys that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Humphreys.
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
This Humphreys is located in Westmoreland County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Humphreys that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Humphreys.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphreys ...
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.
Bouquet Junction (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouquet Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Humphreys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Humphreys and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Humphreys to Los Angeles, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,318 miles [13,386.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Humphreys 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.
<2>
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- Humphreys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humphreys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4103, Longitude: -118.4406 In this case, the coordinates for Humphreys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Humphreys to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.454 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.427 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.751 degrees.