Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Humrick:
  • 39.915593, -87.548908
  • 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 Humrick

• 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
  • Since Humrick is near Edgar County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Humrick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humrick ...

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.

• Dana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Eugene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Himrod
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Himrod is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
• Howard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Mabel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mabel is located in Edgar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
• Meeks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meeks is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
• Quaker ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quaker is located in Edgar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
• Randall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Randall is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Raven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Raven is located in Edgar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
• Silverwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Silverwood is located in Fountain County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
• Unionville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Woodyard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodyard is located in Edgar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Humrick and extending to:

• Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Humrick to Danville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'