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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 Humphreys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humphreys 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 Humphreys:
    • 32.080432, -90.840937
    • 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 Humphreys
  • 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
    • Since Humphreys is near Warren County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Humphreys

Communities Also Named Humphreys ...

We found eight communities that are also named Humphreys.

Within Mississippi, the name Humphreys is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Humphreys is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Humphreys that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Humphreys.
    • Georgia
      • Clinch 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 Georgia community of Humphreys [Clinch County].
    • Idaho
      • Blaine 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 Idaho community of Humphreys [Blaine County].
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Humphreys is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Humphreys that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Humphreys.
      • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Humphreys is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the south of the Humphreys that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Humphreys.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Humphreys is located in Sullivan County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Humphreys that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Humphreys.
    • Oklahoma
      • Jackson County
      • This Humphreys is located in Jackson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Humphreys that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Humphreys.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Humphreys is located in Westmoreland County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Humphreys that is located in Claiborne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Humphreys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphreys ...

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.

  • Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Allen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Big Black
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Black is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Duke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Duke is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Halls Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Hermanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Jeff Davis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
  • Redbone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Redbone is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
  • Rocky Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Spring Plains ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
  • Willows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Humphreys and extending to:

  • Port Gibson, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Humphreys to Port Gibson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Humphreys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Humphreys 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>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.
<4>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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0804, Longitude: -90.8409       In this case, the coordinates for Humphreys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.024 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.815 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.20 degrees.