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Communities Also Named Humphrey ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Humphrey.

Within Ontario, the name Humphrey is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other twelve communities are located in  the United States.

  • 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 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • 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 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • 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].
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • This Humphrey is located in Manistee County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Humphrey.
    • Nebraska
      • Platte County
      • This Humphrey is located in Platte County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Humphrey.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Humphrey lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the east.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • 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 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Humphrey.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Humphrey is located in King County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • 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 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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 Cave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Cave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Cave
  • Dock Siding
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Siding
  • Gordon Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Bay
  • Hayford ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
  • Horseshoe Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Joseph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Joseph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Joseph
  • Otter Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <4>
  • Stanley House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley House
  • Swords
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords
  • Turtle Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake

How Far From Humphrey 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 Humphrey to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Humphrey to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 . 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humphrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2797, Longitude: -79.7653    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Humphrey 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 309.088 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.791 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.401 degrees.




 

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