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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 Eddyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eddyville 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 Eddyville:
    • 47.616018, -116.731573
    • 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 Eddyville
  • 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 Eddyville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Eddyville.

Within Idaho, the name Eddyville is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eddyville [Humboldt County].
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This Eddyville is located in Pope County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Eddyville.
    • Iowa
      • Wapello County
      • This Eddyville is located in Wapello County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wapello County community of Eddyville.
    • Kentucky
      • Lyon County
      • This Eddyville is located in Lyon County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Eddyville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Eddyville is located in Plymouth County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<2> to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Eddyville.
    • Nebraska
      • Dawson County
      • This Eddyville is located in Dawson County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Eddyville.
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Eddyville.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<2> to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Eddyville.
      • Ulster County
      • This Eddyville is located in Ulster County and lies 2,103 miles [3,384.5 km] to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Eddyville.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Eddyville [Benton County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Eddyville is located in Lincoln County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Eddyville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Eddyville is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km]<2> to the east of the Eddyville that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Eddyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eddyville ...

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.

  • Atlas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Kootenai County
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Kootenai County
  • English point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English point
    • English point is located in Kootenai County
  • Harris Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
    • Harris Landing is located in Kootenai County
  • Haycrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haycrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycrop
    • Haycrop is located in Kootenai County
  • Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
  • Lyondale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyondale
    • Lyondale is located in Kootenai County
  • Mica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Mica is located in Kootenai County
  • Post Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
    • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <5>
  • Rockaway Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County
  • Twin Beaches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Beaches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beaches
    • Twin Beaches is located in Kootenai County
  • Wolf Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lodge
    • Wolf Lodge is located in Kootenai County

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

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

  • Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Eddyville to Boise City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 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 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Eddyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eddyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eddyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6160, Longitude: -116.7316       In this case, the coordinates for Eddyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Eddyville 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.
<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 Eddyville 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 336.279 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.108 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.12 degrees.









 

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