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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 Arbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbon 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 Arbon:
- 42.455998, -112.567636
- 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 Arbon
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Power County
- Since Arbon is near Oneida County and also Bannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bannock 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 Arbon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbon ...
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.
- Cedarhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhill
- Crystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal is located in Power County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Dairy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Ireland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
- Marsh Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
- Robin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roy Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roy Summit is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Summit
- Virginia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Virginia is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Arbon 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 Arbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arbon and extending to:
- American Falls, which is the Seat of Power County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arbon to American Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 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 7,680 miles [12,359.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Arbon 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 Arbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4560, Longitude: -112.5676 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.032 degrees. |
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