Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Letha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Letha and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Letha
- 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 Letha:
- 43.894331, -116.647641
- 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 Letha
- 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 Gem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gem County
- Since Letha is near Payette County and also Canyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Payette County
- eBird sighting report for Canyon 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 Letha ...
We found one communities that share the name Letha.
Within Idaho, the name Letha is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Letha in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Letha ...
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.
- Bugtown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Gem County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>
- French ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - French Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corner
- French Corner is located in Payette County
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Payette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <3>
- Gayway Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayway Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayway Corner
- Gayway Corner is located in Payette County
- Little Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Gem County
- Marsh ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Rookstool Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rookstool Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
- Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County
- Sand Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
- Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <3>
- Sweet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Sweet is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet <3>
How Far From Letha to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Letha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Letha and extending to:
- Emmett, which is the Seat of Gem County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Letha to Boise City, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 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 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Letha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gem County: www.co.gem.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Letha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Letha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Letha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8943, Longitude: -116.6476 In this case, the coordinates for Letha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Letha 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 335.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.509 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.399 degrees. |