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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 Humphreys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humphreys 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 Humphreys:
    • 40.247015, -79.477816
    • 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
  • 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Humphreys is near Fayette County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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

Communities Also Named Humphreys ...

We found eight communities that are also named Humphreys.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Humphreys is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Humphreys is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the west of the Humphreys that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Humphreys.
    • Georgia
      • Clinch County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Humphreys [Clinch County].
    • Idaho
      • Blaine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Humphreys [Blaine County].
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Humphreys is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Humphreys that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Humphreys.
      • Terrebonne Parish
      • This Humphreys is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the southwest of the Humphreys that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Humphreys.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Humphreys is located in Claiborne County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Humphreys that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Humphreys.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Humphreys is located in Sullivan County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west of the Humphreys that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Humphreys.
    • Oklahoma
      • Jackson County
      • This Humphreys is located in Jackson County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Humphreys that is located in Westmoreland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Humphreys.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humphreys ...

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.

  • Carbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbon is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Carpentertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpentertown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentertown
  • Dorothy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorothy is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Foxtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Georges Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
  • Kecksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
  • Lloydsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
  • Mammoth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mammoth is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mutual
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mutual is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Pleasant Unity
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swede Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
  • United
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • United is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
  • Weavers Old Stand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand

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

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

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Humphreys to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Humphreys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Humphreys 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.
<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 Humphreys to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humphreys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2470, Longitude: -79.4778       In this case, the coordinates for Humphreys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.278 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.223 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.263 degrees.