Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chubbuck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chubbuck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chubbuck
- 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 Chubbuck:
- 42.920511, -112.466345
- 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 Chubbuck
- 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 Bannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bannock County
- Since Chubbuck is near Power County and also Bingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Power County
- eBird sighting report for Bingham 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 Chubbuck ...
We found one communities that share the name Chubbuck.
Within Idaho, the name Chubbuck is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Chubbuck in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chubbuck ...
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.
- American Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Falls
- American Falls is located in Power County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Falls <2>
- Blackfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <2>
- Crystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Don
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Five Points ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Caribou County
- Gay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Bingham County
- Lone Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Chubbuck 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 city such as Chubbuck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chubbuck and extending to:
- Pocatello, which is the Seat of Bannock County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Chubbuck to Boise City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chubbuck: www.ci.chubbuck.id.us/
The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chubbuck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Chubbuck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chubbuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9205, Longitude: -112.4663 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Chubbuck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.565 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.422 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.932 degrees. |