Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alder Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alder Creek
- 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 Alder Creek:
- 47.222685, -116.607665
- 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 Alder Creek
- 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 Benewah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Benewah County
- Since Alder Creek is near Kootenai County and also Shoshone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- eBird sighting report for Shoshone 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 Alder Creek ...
We found four communities that share the name Alder Creek.
Within Idaho, the name Alder Creek is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Alder Creek lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alder Creek that is located in Benewah County.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Alder Creek that is located in Benewah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Alder Creek.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Alder Creek is located in Oneida County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the east of the Alder Creek that is located in Benewah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Alder Creek.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Alder Creek is located in Clackamas County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Alder Creek that is located in Benewah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Alder Creek.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Creek ...
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.
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
- Lotus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mashburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pedee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
- Rover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Silvertip Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvertip Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertip Landing
- Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
How Far From Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alder Creek and extending to:
- Saint Maries, which is the Seat of Benewah County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Alder Creek to Boise City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,053 miles [3,304 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alder Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Alder Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2227, Longitude: -116.6077 In this case, the coordinates for Alder Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alder Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.082 degrees. |