Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Humphreysville:
  • 42.190000, -73.769444
  • 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 Humphreysville

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Humphreysville is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Humphreysville

Communities Also Named Humphreysville ...

We found one communities that are also named Humphreysville.

Within New York, the name Humphreysville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Humphreysville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Lackawanna County
    • This Humphreysville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Humphreysville that is located in Columbia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Humphreysville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphreysville ...

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.

• Blue Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
• Brick Tavern
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Churchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Hollowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hollowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <2>
• New Forge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Forge is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
• Pumpkin Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
• Red Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Mills is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
• Upper Hollowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville

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

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

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Humphreysville to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'