Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silver Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Beach
- 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 Silver Beach:
- 47.948237, -116.892142
- 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 Silver Beach
- 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 Kootenai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- Since Silver Beach is near Bonner County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille 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 Silver Beach ...
We found ten communities that share the name Silver Beach.
Within Idaho, the name Silver Beach is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Silver Beach lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Silver Beach is located in New Haven County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Silver Beach.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County and lies 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Silver Beach.
- Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- This Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Silver Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Silver Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Silver Beach.
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Silver Beach is located in Bronx County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Silver Beach.
- Suffolk County
- This Silver Beach is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km] to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Silver Beach.
- Virginia
- Northampton County
- This Silver Beach is located in Northampton County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Silver Beach.
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Silver Beach.
- Yakima County
- This Silver Beach is located in Yakima County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the west southwest of the Silver Beach that is located in Kootenai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Silver Beach.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Beach ...
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.
- Echo Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Fir Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - North Pole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
- North Pole is located in Kootenai County
- Silver Sands Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Sands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
- Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Spirit Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
- Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <3>
- Sturgeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
- Twinlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Silver Beach 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 Silver Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Beach and extending to:
- Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Beach to Coeur d'Alene, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 301 miles [484.4 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Silver Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9482, Longitude: -116.8921 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Beach 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> | 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 Silver Beach 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 336.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.188 degrees. |