Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Butte City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butte City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Butte City
- 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 Butte City:
- 43.606984, -113.240860
- 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 Butte City
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Butte City is near Bingham County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bingham County
- eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Butte City ...
We found one communities that share the name Butte City.
Within Idaho, the name Butte City is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Butte City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This Butte City is located in Glenn County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Butte City that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Butte City.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Butte City ...
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.
- Antelope ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Atomic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic City
- Atomic City is located in Bingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atomic City <3>
- Era
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Grouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Lost River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Lost River is located in Butte County
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Sweet Sage ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Sage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Sage
- Sweet Sage is located in Butte County
How Far From Butte City 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 city such as Butte City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butte City and extending to:
- Arco, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Butte City to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butte City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or 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- Butte City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butte City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6070, Longitude: -113.2409 In this case, the coordinates for Butte City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Butte City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.336 degrees. |