Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barite and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barite
- 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 Barite:
- 43.556296, -114.326437
- 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 Barite
- 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Barite is near Camas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camas County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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
Communities Also Named Barite ...
We found one communities that share the name Barite.
Within Idaho, the name Barite is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Barite in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barite ...
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.
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Boulder ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Blaine County
- Boulder has also been known as:
- Boulder Basin
- Carrietown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrietown
- Carrietown is located in Camas County
- Cathedral Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathedral Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Pines
- Cathedral Pines is located in Blaine County
- Elkhorn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
- Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
- Magic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Magic City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Magic City is located in Blaine County
- Magic Resort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Resort
- Magic Resort is located in Blaine County
- Sun Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <3>
- Triumph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Barite 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 Barite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barite and extending to:
- Hailey, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Barite to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,946 miles [3,131.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 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 7,652 miles [12,314.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barite. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5563, Longitude: -114.3264 In this case, the coordinates for Barite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Barite 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 334.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.999 degrees. |