Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Humorist:
  • 46.193468, -118.926946
  • 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 Humorist

• 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 Walla Walla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walla Walla County
  • Since Humorist is near Franklin County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Humorist

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humorist ...

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.

• Ash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ash is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Hatch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatch is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
• Hedges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hedges is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Island View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Island View is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Le Grow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Le Grow is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grow
• Page
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Page is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Riverview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Two Rivers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
• Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vista is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

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

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

• Walla Walla, which is the Seat of Walla Walla County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Humorist to Walla Walla, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'