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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 Humphrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humphrey and the surrounding area.
- 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 Humphrey:
- 44.471946, -86.060364
- 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 Humphrey
- 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 Manistee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manistee County
- Since Humphrey is near Benzie County and also Wexford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benzie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wexford 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 Humphrey
Communities Also Named Humphrey ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Humphrey.
Within Michigan, the name Humphrey is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa 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 Alabama community of Humphrey [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Humphrey is located in Jefferson County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Humphrey.
- Idaho
- Clark County
- This Humphrey is located in Clark County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<2> to the west of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Humphrey.
- Illinois
- Christian 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 Illinois community of Humphrey [Christian County].
- Kentucky
- Casey 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 Kentucky community of Humphrey [Casey County].
- Nebraska
- Platte County
- This Humphrey is located in Platte County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Humphrey.
- New Brunswick
- This Humphrey lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Humphrey.
- North Carolina
- Duplin 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 North Carolina community of Humphrey [Duplin County].
- Onslow County
- This Humphrey is located in Onslow County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Humphrey.
- Ontario
- This Humphrey lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- Washington
- King County
- This Humphrey is located in King County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Humphrey.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Humphrey is located in Wood County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Humphrey that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Humphrey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphrey ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chief Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Edgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Henry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Honor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Malcolm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Mesick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Pilgrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Red Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Park is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Park
How Far From Humphrey 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 community such as Humphrey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Humphrey and extending to:
- Manistee, which is the Seat of Manistee County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Humphrey to Manistee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Humphrey 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Humphrey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Humphrey 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 Humphrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4719, Longitude: -86.0604 In this case, the coordinates for Humphrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.955 degrees. |
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