Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Egin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Egin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Egin
- 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 Egin:
- 43.936454, -111.837640
- 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 Egin
- 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Egin is near Madison County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Egin ...
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.
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
- Gale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Independence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Madison County
- Jenkins Will
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Will have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Will
- Jenkins Will is located in Fremont County
- Jolley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Moody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Sugar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
- Sugar City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <1>
- Twin Groves
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Twin Groves is located in Fremont County
How Far From Egin 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 Egin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Egin and extending to:
- Saint Anthony, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Egin to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Egin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Egin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9365, Longitude: -111.8376 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Egin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.015 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.458 degrees. |