Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dickshooter:
  • 42.391491, -116.501306
  • 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 Dickshooter

• 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 Owyhee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
  • Since Dickshooter is near Malheur County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Dickshooter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickshooter ...

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.

• Comical Turn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comical Turn is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comical Turn
• Cottonwood ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Cottonwood is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Deacon Crossing
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Deacon Crossing is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Crossing
• Dry Forty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Forty is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forty
• Fairylawn
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairylawn is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairylawn
• Four Corners
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Harvey Place
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Harvey Place is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Place
• Riddle
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddle is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riddle
  • From Dickshooter to Riddle
• Triangle
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Triangle is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
• Wickahoney ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Wickahoney is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickahoney
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wickahoney
  • From Dickshooter to Wickahoney
• Wickahoney Crossing
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Wickahoney Crossing is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickahoney Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dickshooter and extending to:

• Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dickshooter to Murphy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'