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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 Downata Hot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downata Hot Springs 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 Downata Hot Springs:
- 42.388530, -112.089128
- 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 Downata Hot Springs
- 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 Bannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bannock County
- Since Downata Hot Springs is near Franklin County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Downata Hot Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Downata Hot Springs ...
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.
- China Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- China Hill is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
- Daniels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Daniels is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Lava Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marsh Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
- Red Rock Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
- Robin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robin is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
- Swanlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topaz ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Topaz is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
- Virginia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Downata Hot Springs 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 Downata Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Downata Hot Springs and extending to:
- Pocatello, which is the Seat of Bannock County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Downata Hot Springs to Pocatello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 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 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Downata Hot Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Downata Hot Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Downata Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3885, Longitude: -112.0891 In this case, the coordinates for Downata Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.224 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.754 degrees. |
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