Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Humboldt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humboldt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Humboldt
- 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 Humboldt:
- 35.825452, -88.904538
- 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 Humboldt
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Humboldt is near Bedford County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Humboldt ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Humboldt.
Within Tennessee, the name Humboldt is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Humboldt is located in Coles County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the north of the Humboldt that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Humboldt.
- Cook County
- This Humboldt is located in Cook County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the north of the Humboldt that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Humboldt.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This Humboldt is located in Allen County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Humboldt that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Humboldt.
- Geary 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 Kansas community of Humboldt [Geary County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Kittson County
- This Humboldt is located in Kittson County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Humboldt that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Humboldt.
- Marshall 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 Minnesota community of Humboldt [Marshall County].
- Missouri
- Pulaski County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Pulaski County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Humboldt.
- Reynolds 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 Missouri community of Humboldt [Reynolds County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Humboldt 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 Nevada community of Humboldt [Humboldt County].
- Pershing County
- This Humboldt is located in Pershing County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Humboldt that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Humboldt.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Humboldt lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Humboldt that is located in Gibson County.
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Humboldt ...
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.
- Christian Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
- Christian Chapel is located in Gibson County
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mason Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Grove
- Mason Grove is located in Crockett County
- New Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- New Enterprise is located in Gibson County
- Porters Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Grove
- Porters Grove is located in Crockett County
- Three Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Windy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Windy City is located in Madison County
How Far From Humboldt 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 city such as Humboldt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Humboldt and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Humboldt to Trenton, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Humboldt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Humboldt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humboldt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8255, Longitude: -88.9045 In this case, the coordinates for Humboldt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Humboldt 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Humboldt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Humboldt 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 315.107 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.258 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.684 degrees. |