Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Big Cedar:
  • 46.080801, -115.814445
  • 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 Big Cedar

• 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 Big Cedar is near Clearwater County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Big Cedar

Communities Also Named Big Cedar ...

We found two communities that are also named Big Cedar.

Within Idaho, the name Big Cedar is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Le Flore County
    • This Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Big Cedar that is located in Idaho County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Big Cedar.
  • Ontario
    • This Big Cedar lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the east of the Big Cedar that is located in Idaho County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Cedar ...

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.

• Clark Tree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clark Tree is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Tree
• Clearwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Golden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Golden is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Harpster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harpster is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Mount Idaho
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Idaho
  • From Big Cedar to Mount Idaho
• Mud Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Springs is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Springs
• Musselshell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Musselshell is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
• Tramway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tramway is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway

How Far From Big Cedar 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 Big Cedar to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Cedar and extending to:

• Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Cedar to Grangeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south (S). 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 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'