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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 Box Canyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Box 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 Box Canyon:
- 44.377122, -111.402594
- 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 Box 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Box Canyon is near Gallatin County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Box Canyon
Communities Also Named Box Canyon ...
We found one communities that are also named Box Canyon.
Within Idaho, the name Box Canyon is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Box Canyon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Although located in Los Angeles County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Box Canyon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Box 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.
- Bedstead Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bedstead Corner is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedstead Corner
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Greentimber ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greentimber is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentimber
- Island Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Last Chance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Last Chance is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Macks Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warm River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
How Far From Box Canyon 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 community such as Box 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 Box Canyon and extending to:
- Saint Anthony, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Box Canyon to Saint Anthony, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 244 miles [392.7 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 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 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 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 '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- Box 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 Box 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 Box Canyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3771, Longitude: -111.4026 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.83 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.149 degrees. |
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