Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Humboldt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humboldt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Humboldt
- 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 Humboldt:
- 42.721141, -94.214486
- 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 Humboldt
- 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 Humboldt is near Webster County and also Kossuth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Kossuth 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 Humboldt ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Humboldt.
Within Iowa, the name Humboldt is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Humboldt is located in Coles County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Humboldt that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Humboldt.
- Cook County
- This Humboldt is located in Cook County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east of the Humboldt that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Humboldt.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This Humboldt is located in Allen County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Humboldt that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Humboldt.
- Geary 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 Kansas community of Humboldt [Geary County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Kittson County
- This Humboldt is located in Kittson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Humboldt that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Humboldt.
- Marshall 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 Minnesota community of Humboldt [Marshall County].
- Missouri
- Pulaski County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Pulaski County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Humboldt.
- Reynolds 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 Missouri community of Humboldt [Reynolds County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Humboldt 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 Nevada community of Humboldt [Humboldt County].
- Pershing County
- This Humboldt is located in Pershing County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the west of the Humboldt that is located in Humboldt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Humboldt.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Humboldt lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Humboldt that is located in Humboldt County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Humboldt ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Badger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Badger is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
- Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Jones Siding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Siding
- Jones Siding is located in Humboldt County
- Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
- Thor is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <5>
- Unique
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Humboldt 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 city such as Humboldt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Humboldt and extending to:
- Dakota City, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies just to the East.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Humboldt to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt: www.ci.humboldt.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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- Humboldt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humboldt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7211, Longitude: -94.2145 |
| <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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Humboldt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.933 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.589 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.71 degrees. |