Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle
- 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 Eagle:
- 43.698286, -116.35402
- 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 Eagle
- 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 Ada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ada County
- Since Eagle is near Gem County and also Boise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gem County
- eBird sighting report for Boise 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 Eagle ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Eagle.
There is one other community in Idaho which is also named Eagle.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Eagle, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Idaho ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker 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 Alabama community of Eagle [Walker County].
- Winston County
- This Eagle is located in Winston County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eagle that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Eagle.
- Alaska
- This Eagle lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle that is located in Ada County.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Barber County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Barber County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barber County community of Eagle.
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Eagle [Cherokee County].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Cass County
- This Eagle is located in Cass County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Eagle.
- Holt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Eagle.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Eagle lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle that is located in Ada County.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Eagle is located in Chester County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Eagle.
- Warren 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 Pennsylvania community of Eagle [Warren County].
- Quebec
- This Eagle lies 1,955 miles [3,146.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle that is located in Ada County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,733 miles [7,617 km]<1> to the northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle ...
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.
- Barber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Ada County
- Emmett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Gem County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <5>
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Hillcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Kings Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Marsh ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
- Ustick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Eagle 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 city such as Eagle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle and extending to:
- Boise City, which is the Seat of Ada County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle to Boise City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,685 miles [12,367.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eagle: www.cityofeagle.com/
The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6983, Longitude: -116.3540 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Eagle 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 Eagle, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Eagle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.736 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.20 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.232 degrees. |