Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Humphrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Humphrey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Humphrey
- 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 Humphrey:
- 39.142577, -81.731520
- 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 Humphrey
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Humphrey is near Meigs County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Humphrey ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Humphrey.
Within West Virginia, the name Humphrey is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Humphrey lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Humphrey that is located in Wood County.
- New York
- 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 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Humphrey that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Humphrey.
- Ontario
- This Humphrey lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Humphrey that is located in Wood County.
- Washington
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.
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hockingport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockingport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lee Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lone Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
- Manganese ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Wood County
- Pond Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Pond Creek is located in Wood County
- Randolph Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
- Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Reedsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Rushville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Humphrey and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Humphrey to Parkersburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 39.1426, Longitude: -81.7315 In this case, the coordinates for Humphrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Humphrey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.649 degrees. |