Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blackfoot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackfoot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blackfoot
- 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 Blackfoot:
- 43.193920, -112.345860
- 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 Blackfoot
- 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 Bingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bingham County
- Since Blackfoot is near Bannock County and also Bonneville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bannock 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 Blackfoot ...
We found six communities that share the name Blackfoot.
Within Idaho, the name Blackfoot is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Blackfoot lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north of the Blackfoot that is located in Bingham County.
- Arkansas
- Montana
- Chouteau 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 Montana community of Blackfoot [Chouteau County].
- Garfield County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Blackfoot [Garfield County].
- Glacier County
- This Blackfoot is located in Glacier County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the north of the Blackfoot that is located in Bingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Blackfoot.
- Texas
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackfoot ...
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.
- Chubbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
- Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <4>
- Firth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Firth is located in Bingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
- Gay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Havens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Bingham County
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Rising River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising River
- Rising River is located in Bingham County
- Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Blackfoot to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Blackfoot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blackfoot and extending to:
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blackfoot to Boise City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 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 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackfoot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blackfoot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackfoot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1939, Longitude: -112.3459 In this case, the coordinates for Blackfoot 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 Blackfoot 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 Blackfoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Blackfoot 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 332.491 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.358 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.835 degrees. |