Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dickensheet Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickensheet Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dickensheet Junction

• 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 Dickensheet Junction:
  • 48.451861, -116.907984
  • 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 Dickensheet Junction

• 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 Bonner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bonner County
  • Since Dickensheet Junction is near Pend Oreille County and also Boundary County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boundary 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 Dickensheet Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickensheet Junction ...

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.

• Coolin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coolin is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolin <1>
• Diamond City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
• Four Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Furport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Furport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furport
• Lamb Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lamb Creek is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Creek
• Locke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Locke is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• Outlet Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Outlet Bay is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet Bay
• Priest River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Priest River is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <1>
• Ruby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Sandpoint
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandpoint is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpoint
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandpoint <1>

How Far From Dickensheet Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dickensheet Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dickensheet Junction and extending to:

• Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dickensheet Junction to Sandpoint, with an average speed<3> 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 335 miles [539.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'