Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boyer
- 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 Boyer:
- 48.323155, -116.440152
- 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 Boyer
- 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 Bonner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- Since Boyer is near Boundary County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boundary County
- eBird sighting report for Kootenai 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 Boyer ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Boyer.
Within Idaho, the name Boyer is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Boyer lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the north of the Boyer that is located in Bonner County.
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Boyer [Rawlins County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Boyer [Shawnee County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- West Virginia
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyer ...
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.
- Blacktail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Evans Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Evans Landing is located in Bonner County
- Granite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
- Lignite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Naples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Boundary County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
- Sandpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpoint
- Sandpoint is located in Bonner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandpoint <5>
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Trestle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
- Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County
How Far From Boyer 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 Boyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyer and extending to:
- Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Boyer to Boise City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,048 miles [3,295.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 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 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3232, Longitude: -116.4402 |
| <2> | 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 Boyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Boyer 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Boyer 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 336.075 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.922 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.856 degrees. |