Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boles
- 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 Boles:
- 45.910329, -116.504377
- 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 Boles
- 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Boles is near Wallowa County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Boles ...
We found seven communities that share the name Boles.
Within Idaho, the name Boles is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boles ...
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.
- Copper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Copperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Copperville is located in Idaho County
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Greencreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
- Greencreek is located in Idaho County
- Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mexican Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Place
- Mexican Place is located in Idaho County
- Whipsaw Saddle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whipsaw Saddle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipsaw Saddle
- Whipsaw Saddle is located in Idaho County
- White Bird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
- White Bird is located in Idaho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <4>
How Far From Boles 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 Boles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boles and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Boles to Grangeville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,047 miles [3,294.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9103, Longitude: -116.5044 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Boles 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Boles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.005 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.67 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.143 degrees. |