Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big George, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big George and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big George
- 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 George:
- 46.502675, -116.492924
- 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 Big George
- 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 Nez Perce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
- Since Big George is near Clearwater County and also Latah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
- eBird sighting report for Latah 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 Big George ...
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.
- Arrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Bruce Eddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Eddy
- Bruce Eddy is located in Clearwater County
- Cherrylane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Culdesac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
- Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <2>
- Eugene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - German Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- German Settlement is located in Nez Perce County
- Peck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Nez Perce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <2>
How Far From Big George to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 George to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Big George and extending to:
- Lewiston, which is the Seat of Nez Perce County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big George to Lewiston, 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 most of a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 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 7,510 miles [12,086.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big George. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5027, Longitude: -116.4929 In this case, the coordinates for Big George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Big George 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 336.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.081 degrees. |