Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 American Falls:
  • 42.781197, -112.853715
  • 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 American Falls

• 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 Power County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Power County
  • Since American Falls is near Bingham County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Bingham County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near American Falls ...

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.

• Chubbuck
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <1>
• Crystal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Power County
• Don
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Don have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
  • Don is located in Power County
• Grandview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Bingham County
• Lone Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  • Lone Rock is located in Power County
• Quigley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
  • Quigley is located in Power County
• Raft River
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raft River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raft River
  • Raft River is located in Cassia County
• Rockland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Power County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <1>

How Far From American Falls to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as American Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in American Falls and extending to:

• Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from American Falls to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 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 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for American Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Power County: www.co.power.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/