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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 Humphreysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humphreysville 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Humphreysville
  • 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 Humphreysville ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
  • Brick Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
    • Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Churchtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
  • Hollowville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
    • New Forge is located in Columbia County
  • Pumpkin Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
    • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
  • Red Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Columbia County
  • Upper Hollowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hollowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
    • Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Humphreysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Humphreysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humphreysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1900, Longitude: -73.7694       In this case, the coordinates for Humphreysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Humphreysville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.632 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.407 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.88 degrees.









 

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