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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 Crouch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crouch 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 Crouch:
- 44.117146, -115.972940
- 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 Crouch
- 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 Boise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boise County
- Since Crouch is near Valley County and also Gem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gem 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 Crouch
Communities Also Named Crouch ...
We found three communities that are also named Crouch.
Within Idaho, the name Crouch is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Saluda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Crouch [Saluda County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Crouch is located in Weber County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Crouch that is located in Boise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Crouch.
- Virginia
- King and Queen County
- This Crouch is located in King and Queen County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<2> to the east of the Crouch that is located in Boise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Crouch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crouch ...
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.
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Big Eddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Eddy is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Garden Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Granite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- High Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Valley is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
- Horseshoe Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneerville is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
- Quartzburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
How Far From Crouch 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 city such as Crouch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crouch and extending to:
- Idaho City, which is the Seat of Boise County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crouch to Idaho City, with an average speed<4> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 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 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Crouch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crouch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crouch 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 Crouch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1171, Longitude: -115.9729 In this case, the coordinates for Crouch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.905 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.964 degrees. |
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