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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 China Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to China Hill 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 China Hill:
- 42.552698, -111.827454
- 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 China Hill
- 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 Caribou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caribou County
- Since China Hill is near Bannock County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bannock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 China Hill
Communities Also Named China Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named China Hill.
Within Idaho, the name China Hill is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Telfair County
- This China Hill is located in Telfair County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<1> to the east southeast of the China Hill that is located in Caribou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Telfair County community of China Hill.
- Virginia
- Richmond County
- This China Hill is located in Richmond County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the east of the China Hill that is located in Caribou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of China Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near China Hill ...
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.
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lava Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
- Mound Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Valley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Pebble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rose is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Soda Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Telluride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Telluride is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Topaz ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Topaz is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
How Far From China Hill 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 China Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in China Hill and extending to:
- Soda Springs, which is the Seat of Caribou County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from China Hill to Soda Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 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 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- China Hill) 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 China Hill 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 China Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5527, Longitude: -111.8275 In this case, the coordinates for China Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.584 degrees. |
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