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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ammon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ammon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ammon:
- 43.469655, -111.967122
- 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 Ammon
- 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 Bonneville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bonneville County
- Since Ammon is near Bingham County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Ammon
Communities Also Named Ammon ...
We found five communities that are also named Ammon.
Within Idaho, the name Ammon is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Boone County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Ammon.
- New Brunswick
- This Ammon lies 2,281 miles [3,670.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ammon that is located in Bonneville County.
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Ammon is located in Bladen County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<2> to the east of the Ammon that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Ammon.
- Virginia
- Amelia County
- This Ammon is located in Amelia County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<2> to the east of the Ammon that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amelia County community of Ammon.
- Wyoming
- Converse County
- This Ammon is located in Converse County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the east of the Ammon that is located in Bonneville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Ammon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ammon ...
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.
- Bone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Idaho Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Ozone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wolverine is located in Bingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
How Far From Ammon 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 Ammon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ammon and extending to:
- Idaho Falls, which is the Seat of Bonneville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ammon to Boise, 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 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 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Ammon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ammon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ammon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ammon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4697, Longitude: -111.9671 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.056 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.582 degrees. |
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