Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bogle:
  • 47.352983, -115.737656
  • 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 Bogle

• 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
  • Since Bogle is near Mineral County and also Sanders County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sanders 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 Bogle

Communities Also Named Bogle ...

We found one communities that are also named Bogle.

Within Idaho, the name Bogle is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Bogle in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Mexico
    • Lincoln County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Bogle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bogle ...

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.

• Black Bear
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
• Blackcloud
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
• Borax ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Borax is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
• Bunn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
• Carbonate ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
• Cornwall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Falcon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Falcon is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
• Gem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gem is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Horsecamp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
• Mace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mace is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Pottsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pottsville is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
• Stetson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stetson is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
• Woodland Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bogle and extending to:

• Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bogle to Wallace, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,012 miles [3,238 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 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 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'