Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bates
- 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 Bates:
- 43.691583, -111.200779
- 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 Bates
- 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 Teton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Since Bates is near Teton County and also Bonneville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- eBird sighting report for Bonneville 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 Bates ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Bates.
Within Idaho, the name Bates is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Mexico
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Bates is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bates that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Bates.
- Schoharie County
- This Bates is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km] to the east of the Bates that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Bates.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This Bates is located in Grant County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bates that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bates.
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bates [Linn County].
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bates [Umatilla County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bates ...
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.
- Cache
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Felt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
- Felt is located in Teton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <5>
- Fox Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Fox Creek is located in Teton County
- France
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Irwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Bonneville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <5>
- Sam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Swan Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Valley
- Swan Valley is located in Bonneville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Valley <5>
- Twin Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Twin Forks is located in Teton County
- Two Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Bates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bates and extending to:
- Driggs, which is the Seat of Teton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bates to Boise City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Bates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6916, Longitude: -111.2008 In this case, the coordinates for Bates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bates could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Bates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.624 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.388 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.101 degrees. |