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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 Bronx, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bronx 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 Bronx:
- 48.351870, -116.547416
- 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 Bronx
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- Since Bronx is near Boundary County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boundary County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bronx
Communities Also Named Bronx ...
We found two communities that are also named Bronx.
Within Idaho, the name Bronx is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Bronx is located in Bronx County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bronx that is located in Bonner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Bronx.
- Wyoming
- Sublette County
- This Bronx is located in Sublette County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bronx that is located in Bonner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Bronx.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bronx ...
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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blacktail is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
- Coolin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickensheet Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dickensheet Junction is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensheet Junction
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lignite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lignite is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Naples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Trestle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
How Far From Bronx 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 Bronx to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bronx and extending to:
- Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies just to the South.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bronx to Boise, with an average speed<3>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 2,053 miles [3,304 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bronx) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bronx 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 Bronx. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3519, Longitude: -116.5474 In this case, the coordinates for Bronx have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.922 degrees. |
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