Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Phillipsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phillipsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Phillipsville
- 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 Phillipsville:
- 40.209745, -123.786345
- 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 Phillipsville
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Phillipsville is near Trinity County and also Mendocino County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- eBird sighting report for Mendocino 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
Communities Also Named Phillipsville ...
We found five communities that share the name Phillipsville.
Within California, the name Phillipsville is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the east of the Phillipsville that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Phillipsville.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Phillipsville is located in Houghton County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Phillipsville that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Phillipsville.
- North Carolina
- Haywood 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 Phillipsville [Haywood County].
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Phillipsville is located in Chester County and lies 2,497 miles [4,018.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Phillipsville that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Phillipsville.
- Erie County
- This Phillipsville is located in Erie County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km] to the east northeast of the Phillipsville that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Phillipsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillipsville ...
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.
- Bull Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Bull Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Cooks Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
- Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Humboldt County
- Hunter Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Place
- Hunter Place is located in Humboldt County
- Redcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcrest
- Redcrest is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redcrest <4>
- Steelhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Thorn Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Junction
- Thorn Junction is located in Humboldt County
How Far From Phillipsville 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 Phillipsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phillipsville and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Phillipsville to Eureka, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,280 miles [11,716 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 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phillipsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phillipsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phillipsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2097, Longitude: -123.7863 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Phillipsville 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> | 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 Phillipsville 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 341.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.933 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.01 degrees. |