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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 Calder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calder 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 Calder:
- 47.277696, -116.191272
- 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 Calder
- 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
- Since Calder is near Benewah County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 Calder
Communities Also Named Calder ...
We found one communities that are also named Calder.
Within Idaho, the name Calder is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Calder in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Calder lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Calder that is located in Shoshone County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calder ...
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.
- Elizabeth Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Emerald Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- Flat Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Horsecamp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
- Kellogg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marble Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
- Mashburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mashburn is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
- Milltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Page
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Page is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Pine Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Rover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rover is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Smelter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
- Smelterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Calder 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 Calder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calder and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calder to Wallace, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 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 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 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 from Point A (ie- Calder) 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 Calder 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 Calder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2777, Longitude: -116.1913 In this case, the coordinates for Calder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.825 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.811 degrees. |
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