Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Custer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Custer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Custer
- 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 Custer:
- 44.387482, -114.696599
- 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 Custer
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Custer is near Boise County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Boise 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 Custer ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Custer.
Within Idaho, the name Custer is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Custer [Beaver County].
- Custer 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 Oklahoma community of Custer [Custer County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Custer is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<2> to the east of the Custer that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Custer.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Custer [Montgomery County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Custer is located in Pierce County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Custer that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Custer.
- Whatcom County
- This Custer is located in Whatcom County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the northwest of the Custer that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Custer.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Custer ...
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.
- Bayhorse ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
- Bayhorse is located in Custer County
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Custer County
- Cape Horn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Crystal ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Garden City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Custer County
- Obsidian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Robinson Bar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Bar
- Robinson Bar is located in Custer County
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Custer 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 Custer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Custer once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Custer and extending to:
- Challis, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Custer to Challis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,608 miles [12,243.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.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 Custer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Custer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Custer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3875, Longitude: -114.6966 |
| <3> | 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 Custer 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Custer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.45 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.746 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.154 degrees. |