Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Corner:
  • 41.246727, -79.809775
  • 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 Corner

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Humphreys Corner is near Butler County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphreys Corner ...

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.

• Ajax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ajax is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Cherry Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
• Coal City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coal City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Lisbon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Nectarine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nectarine is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
• Pearl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pearl is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Pecan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Riddle Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
• Rockland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sandy Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Point is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Humphreys Corner and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Humphreys Corner to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'