Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cape Horn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Horn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cape Horn
- 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 Cape Horn:
- 44.404906, -115.168155
- 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 Cape Horn
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Cape Horn is near Boise County and also Valley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boise County
- eBird sighting report for Valley 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 Cape Horn ...
We found five communities that share the name Cape Horn.
Within Idaho, the name Cape Horn is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Cape Horn is located in Alpine County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cape Horn that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Cape Horn.
- Mendocino County
- This Cape Horn is located in Mendocino County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the southwest of the Cape Horn that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Cape Horn.
- Placer County
- This Cape Horn is located in Placer County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the southwest of the Cape Horn that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Cape Horn.
- Nevada
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Horn ...
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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Custer County
- Graham ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Grandjean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Landmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Obsidian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Robinson Bar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Bar
- Robinson Bar is located in Custer County
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Sunbeam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Warm Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Lake
- Warm Lake is located in Valley County
How Far From Cape Horn 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 Cape Horn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cape Horn once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cape Horn and extending to:
- Challis, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Horn to Challis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,985 miles [3,194.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 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 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cape Horn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cape Horn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4049, Longitude: -115.1682 In this case, the coordinates for Cape Horn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cape Horn, 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 Cape Horn 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 Cape Horn 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 334.83 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.191 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.443 degrees. |