Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boulder City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulder City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boulder City
- 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 Boulder City:
- 48.602718, -116.069352
- 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 Boulder City
- 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 Boundary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boundary County
- Since Boulder City is near Lincoln County and also Bonner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Bonner 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 Boulder City ...
We found three communities that share the name Boulder City.
Within Idaho, the name Boulder City is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Boulder City lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Boulder City that is located in Boundary County.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Boulder City is located in Newton County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Boulder City that is located in Boundary County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Boulder City.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Boulder City is located in Clark County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the south of the Boulder City that is located in Boundary County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Boulder City.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulder City ...
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.
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Crossport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Deep Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Boundary County
- Eileen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Good Grief
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Grief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
- Good Grief is located in Boundary County
- Meadow Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Boundary County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
- Threemile Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threemile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
- Threemile Corner is located in Boundary County
- Trestle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
- Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County
How Far From Boulder City 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 Boulder City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Boulder City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Boulder City and extending to:
- Bonners Ferry, which is the Seat of Boundary County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boulder City to Bonners Ferry, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boundary County: www.boundary-idaho.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boulder City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boulder City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6027, Longitude: -116.0694 In this case, the coordinates for Boulder City 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Boulder City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Boulder City 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 335.786 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.609 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.585 degrees. |