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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 Culver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culver 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 Culver:
    • 48.318816, -116.456023
    • 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 Culver
  • 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 Culver ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Culver.

Within Idaho, the name Culver is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • El Paso 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 Colorado community of Culver [El Paso County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Culver is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Culver.
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This Culver is located in Menard County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Culver.
    • Indiana
      • Marshall County
      • This Culver is located in Marshall County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<2> to the east of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Culver.
      • Tippecanoe 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 Indiana community of Culver [Tippecanoe County].
    • Iowa
      • Muscatine 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 Iowa community of Culver [Muscatine County].
    • Kansas
      • Ottawa County
      • This Culver is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Culver.
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Culver is located in Elliott County and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<2> to the east of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Culver.
    • Manitoba
      • This Culver lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
    • Michigan
      • Arenac 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 Michigan community of Culver [Arenac County].
      • Kalkaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Culver [Kalkaska County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Culver is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<2> to the east of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Culver.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Culver [Ocean County].
    • Oregon
      • Jefferson County
      • This Culver is located in Jefferson County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Culver that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Culver.
    • Texas
      • Matagorda 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 Texas community of Culver [Matagorda County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Culver ...

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.

  • Blacktail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacktail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
    • Blacktail is located in Bonner County
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Bonner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Evans Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
    • Evans Landing is located in Bonner County
  • Granite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Bonner County
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Bonner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
  • Lignite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
    • Lignite is located in Bonner County
  • Naples
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandpoint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Bonner County
  • Trestle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
    • Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County

How Far From Culver 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 Culver to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culver and extending to:

  • Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 325 miles [523 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Culver to Boise City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 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 7,394 miles [11,899.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/

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

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 Culver 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Culver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Culver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3188, Longitude: -116.4560       In this case, the coordinates for Culver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Culver 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 336.087 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.936 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.867 degrees.









 

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