Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bone:
  • 43.312019, -111.795131
  • 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 Bone

• 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 Bonneville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bonneville County
  • Since Bone is near Bingham County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Bone

Communities Also Named Bone ...

We found one communities that are also named Bone.

Within Idaho, the name Bone is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Floyd County
    • This Bone is located in Floyd County and lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bone that is located in Bonneville County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Bone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bone ...

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.

• Cotton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Firth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Firth is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
• Four Corners
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Idaho Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Idaho Falls
  • From Bone to Idaho Falls
• Lincoln
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Mitchell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Ozone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ozone
  • From Bone to Ozone
• Wolverine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wolverine is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bone and extending to:

• Idaho Falls, which is the Seat of Bonneville County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bone to Idaho Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,820 miles [2,929 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 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 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'