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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 Darlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darlington and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Darlington:
    • 43.813514, -113.414735
    • 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 Darlington
  • 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Butte County
    • Since Darlington is near Custer County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Darlington ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Darlington.

Within Idaho, the name Darlington is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion 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 Alabama community of Darlington [Marion County].
      • Wilcox County
      • This Darlington is located in Wilcox County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Darlington.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Darlington is located in El Dorado County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Darlington.
    • Florida
      • Walton County
      • This Darlington is located in Walton County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Darlington.
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery County
      • This Darlington is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Darlington.
    • Kansas
      • Harvey 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 Kansas community of Darlington [Harvey County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Helena Parish
      • This Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Helena Parish community of Darlington.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Darlington is located in Harford County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Darlington.
    • Missouri
      • Gentry County
      • This Darlington is located in Gentry County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Darlington.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Darlington lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • This Darlington is located in Bergen County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Darlington.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Darlington is located in Halifax County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Darlington.
      • Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Darlington [Rutherford County].
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This Darlington is located in Muskingum County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Darlington.
      • Richland County
      • This Darlington is located in Richland County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km] to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Darlington.
    • Oklahoma
      • Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Darlington [Canadian County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Darlington.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Darlington is located in Beaver County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Darlington.
      • Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Darlington [Delaware County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Darlington is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km] to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Darlington.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Darlington is located in Providence County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Darlington.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Darlington is located in Darlington County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Darlington.
    • Texas
      • Frio 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 Darlington [Frio County].
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Darlington is located in Snohomish County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the northwest of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Darlington.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This Darlington is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<2> to the east of the Darlington that is located in Butte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Darlington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darlington ...

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.

  • Antelope ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Butte County
  • Cliff ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
    • Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Clyde
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Butte County
  • Era
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
    • Era is located in Butte County
  • Grouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse
    • Grouse is located in Custer County
  • Leslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Custer County
  • Lost River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
    • Lost River is located in Butte County
  • Martin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Butte County
  • Sweet Sage ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Sage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Sage
    • Sweet Sage is located in Butte County

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

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

  • Arco, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Darlington to Arco, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 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 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Darlington 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8135, Longitude: -113.4147       In this case, the coordinates for Darlington 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 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 Darlington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.385 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.456 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.423 degrees.









 

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