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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Canyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Canyon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Black Canyon:
- 43.926555, -116.442356
- 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 Black Canyon
- 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 Gem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gem County
- Since Black Canyon is near Boise County and also Payette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boise County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payette 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 Black Canyon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Canyon ...
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.
- Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emmett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- French ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- French is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- French Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Corner is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corner
- Horseshoe Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Marsh ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marsh is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sweet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Black Canyon 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 Black Canyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Black Canyon and extending to:
- Emmett, which is the Seat of Gem County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Black Canyon to Boise, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Black Canyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Black Canyon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Canyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9266, Longitude: -116.4424 In this case, the coordinates for Black Canyon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.825 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.269 degrees. |
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