Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cardiff Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardiff Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cardiff Mill

• 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 Cardiff Mill:
  • 46.470742, -115.794584
  • 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 Cardiff Mill

• 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 Clearwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
  • Since Cardiff Mill is near Idaho County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Cardiff Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardiff Mill ...

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.

• Best Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Best Corner is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Corner
• Blake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Blake is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Clark Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clark Tree is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Tree
• Cooper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Cow Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cow Creek is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Headquarters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Headquarters is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
• Musselshell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Musselshell is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
• Pardee Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pardee Corner is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee Corner
• Pierce
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pierce is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>

How Far From Cardiff Mill 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 Cardiff Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cardiff Mill and extending to:

• Orofino, which is the Seat of Clearwater County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cardiff Mill to Orofino, 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 most of a day.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 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 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'