Welcome to Big Eddy ...
Big Eddy is located in Boise County<1>.
Big Eddy is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Big Eddy is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Big Eddy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Big Eddy (for example, toward Huntington (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Area Codes for Big Eddy: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Big Eddy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Eddy - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia and Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Eddy.
Communities near Big Eddy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Eddy.
- Crouch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <5>
- Ola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Ola is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <5>
- Garden Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <5>
- Brownlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Grimes Pass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
- Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Valley County
- Quartzburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Sweet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Sweet is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet <5>
- Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big Eddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Eddy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Eddy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Eddy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Eddy. See our Newspapers Page for Big Eddy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Eddy ...
Looking for more information about Big Eddy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Eddy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Eddy.
Adding Big Eddy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Eddy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Eddy was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
We also found Big Eddy mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Eddy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Eddy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Eddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Eddy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Big Eddy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | 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. |