Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atomic City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atomic City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Atomic City
- 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 Atomic City:
- 43.443440, -112.812191
- 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 Atomic City
- 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 Bingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bingham County
- Since Atomic City is near Butte County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Butte 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 Atomic City ...
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.
- Coffee Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coffee Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
- Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coffee Point
- From Atomic City to Coffee Point
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Havens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Bingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liberty
- From Atomic City to Liberty
- Rising River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising River
- Rising River is located in Bingham County
- Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Sweet Sage ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Sage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Sage
- Sweet Sage is located in Butte County
How Far From Atomic City 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 city such as Atomic City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Atomic City and extending to:
- Blackfoot, which is the Seat of Bingham County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Atomic City to Blackfoot, with an average speed<4> 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 City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 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 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atomic City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atomic City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atomic City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4434, Longitude: -112.8122 |
| <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 Atomic City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.833 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.092 degrees. |