Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Amalga

• 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 Amalga:
  • 42.576110, -113.726411
  • 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 Amalga

• 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 Minidoka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Minidoka County
  • Since Amalga is near Cassia County and also Jerome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jerome 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 Amalga

Communities Also Named Amalga ...

We found one communities that are also named Amalga.

Within Idaho, the name Amalga is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Amalga in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Cache County
    • This Amalga is located in Cache County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Amalga that is located in Minidoka County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Amalga.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amalga ...

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.

• Beetville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beetville is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetville
• Greenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Jerome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hazel ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hazel is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Idahome
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Idahome is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idahome
• Paul
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paul is located in Minidoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paul
  • From Amalga to Paul
• Ruby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Trout
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Trout is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Unity is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • View is located in Cassia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View

How Far From Amalga 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 Amalga to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amalga and extending to:

• Rupert, which is the Seat of Minidoka County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Amalga to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 110 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 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 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'