Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Asbestos Point:
  • 45.817948, -115.940695
  • 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 Asbestos Point

• 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
  • Since Asbestos Point is near Wallowa County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Asbestos Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Asbestos Point ...

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.

• Big Cedar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
• Calendar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Calendar is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calendar
• Clearwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clearwater is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Copperville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Copperville is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
• Golden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Golden is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Harpster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Harpster is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
• Mount Idaho
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
• Mud Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mud Springs is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Springs
• Shells Lick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
• Whipsaw Saddle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Whipsaw Saddle is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipsaw Saddle
• White Bird
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • White Bird is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Asbestos Point and extending to:

• Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Asbestos Point to Grangeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 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 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'