Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alturas City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alturas City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alturas 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 Alturas City:
  • 43.800733, -115.160360
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Alturas 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Alturas City is near Boise County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Alturas City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alturas 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.

• Featherville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Featherville is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherville
• Galena
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Galena is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham is located in Boise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Grandjean
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Grandjean is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandjean
• Indian Head Rock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Head Rock is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Rock
• Obsidian
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Obsidian is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obsidian
• Paradise Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
• Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
• Sawtooth City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawtooth City is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtooth City
• Spanish Town ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spanish Town is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Town

How Far From Alturas 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 Alturas 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<1> community of Alturas City once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alturas City and extending to:

• Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alturas City to Mountain Home, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 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 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'