Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Casto:
  • 44.567967, -114.848700
  • 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 Casto

• 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

• 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 Casto ...

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.

• Bayhorse ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
  • Bayhorse is located in Custer County
• Bonanza ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Bonanza is located in Custer County
• Cape Horn ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Garden City ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Custer County
• Robinson Bar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Stanley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • 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 Casto to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Casto to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Casto and extending to:

• Challis, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Casto to Challis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 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 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Casto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/