Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clarendon Hot Springs:
  • 43.559350, -114.415051
  • 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 Clarendon Hot Springs

• 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
  • Since Clarendon Hot Springs is near Camas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Clarendon Hot Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarendon Hot Springs ...

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.

• Blaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Boulder ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Boulder is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder has also been known as:
  • Boulder Basin
• Carrietown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Carrietown is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrietown
• Cathedral Pines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cathedral Pines is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Pines
• Elkhorn Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
• Indian Head Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Indian Head Rock is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Rock
• Magic City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Magic City is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
• Magic Resort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Magic Resort is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Resort
• Sun Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <1>
• Triumph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Triumph is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

How Far From Clarendon Hot Springs 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 Clarendon Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hailey, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clarendon Hot Springs to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'