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:
- 40.602961, -118.251813
- 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 Pershing County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing County
- Since Humboldt is near Humboldt County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Humboldt.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Humboldt is located in Coles County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<2> to the east of the Humboldt that is located in Pershing 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 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km] to the east northeast of the Humboldt that is located in Pershing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Humboldt.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This Humboldt is located in Allen County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<2> to the east of the Humboldt that is located in Pershing 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.<1> 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 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Humboldt that is located in Pershing 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.<1> 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Humboldt [Reynolds County].
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Humboldt lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Humboldt that is located in Pershing 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.
- Arabia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Central ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Humboldt House
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Raspberry Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raspberry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Creek
- Raspberry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Star City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Tungsten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Twain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Unionville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
How Far From Humboldt to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Lovelock, which is the Seat of Pershing County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Humboldt to Lovelock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,920 miles [12,746 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Humboldt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 40.6030, Longitude: -118.2518 In this case, the coordinates for Humboldt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.507 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.566 degrees. |