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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Camp Creek Summer Home Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Creek Summer Home Area and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Camp Creek Summer Home 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 Camp Creek Summer Home Area:
    • 44.173794, -115.222318
    • 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 Camp Creek Summer Home Area
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Creek Summer Home Area ...

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.

  • Bonanza ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Custer County
  • Cape Horn ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
    • Cape Horn is located in Custer County
  • Graham ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Boise County
  • Grandjean
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandjean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandjean
    • Grandjean is located in Custer County
  • Obsidian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obsidian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obsidian
    • Obsidian is located in Custer County
  • Robinson Bar
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Bar
    • Robinson Bar is located in Custer County
  • Sawtooth City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawtooth City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtooth City
    • Sawtooth City is located in Blaine County
  • Stanley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
  • Sunbeam
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbeam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Sunbeam is located in Custer County

How Far From Camp Creek Summer Home Area 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 Camp Creek Summer Home Area to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Camp Creek Summer Home Area and extending to:

  • Idaho City, which is the Seat of Boise County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Creek Summer Home Area to Idaho City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 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 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camp Creek Summer Home Area. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Camp Creek Summer Home Area) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Creek Summer Home Area. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1738, Longitude: -115.2223       In this case, the coordinates for Camp Creek Summer Home Area have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Camp Creek Summer Home Area 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 334.858 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.206 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.496 degrees.









 

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