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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 Humphries, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humphries and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Humphries:
    • 33.879270, -84.320758
    • 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 Humphries
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Humphries is near Fulton County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Humphries

Communities Also Named Humphries ...

We found one communities that are also named Humphries.

Within Georgia, the name Humphries is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Humphries in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Humphries [Ascension Parish].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphries ...

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.

  • Chestnut Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Coldstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Derby Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
  • Dunwoody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Forest Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
  • Four Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Happy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Hidden Branches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
  • Littlebrooke Farm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
  • Meadowlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Misty Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Peachtree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
    • Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
    • Powers Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
    • Redfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Sandy Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Starlight Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
    • Trailridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
    • Village Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Humphries once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Humphries and extending to:

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Humphries to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Humphries, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Humphries) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Humphries 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 Humphries. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8793, Longitude: -84.3208       In this case, the coordinates for Humphries have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.219 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.656 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.229 degrees.