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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 Daniels, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daniels 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 Daniels:
    • 42.372973, -112.413028
    • 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 Daniels
  • 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 Daniels ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Daniels.

Within Idaho, the name Daniels is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Evans County
      • This Daniels is located in Evans County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Daniels that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evans County community of Daniels.
      • Pickens County
      • This Daniels is located in Pickens County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km] to the east of the Daniels that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Daniels.
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Daniels [Polk County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Daniels [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Daniels [Clinton County].
    • North Carolina
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Daniels [Lincoln County].
    • North Dakota
      • Cavalier County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Daniels [Cavalier County].
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Daniels is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Daniels that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Daniels.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • This Daniels is located in Panola County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Daniels that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Daniels.
      • Washington County
      • This Daniels is located in Washington County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km] to the southeast of the Daniels that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Daniels.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Daniels is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east of the Daniels that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Daniels.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Daniels ...

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.

  • Cedarhill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhill
    • Cedarhill is located in Oneida County
  • Crystal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Power County
  • Dairy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
    • Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
  • Ireland Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
    • Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
  • Marsh Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
    • Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
  • Pleasantview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
  • Red Rock Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
    • Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
  • Robin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
    • Robin is located in Bannock County
  • Virginia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Bannock County

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

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

  • Malad City, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Daniels to Malad City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 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 6,912 miles [11,123.8 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 7,681 miles [12,361.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniels) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daniels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3730, Longitude: -112.4130       In this case, the coordinates for Daniels have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Daniels 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.
<3>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 Daniels, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Daniels 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 332.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.275 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.948 degrees.









 

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