Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eileen:
  • 48.776331, -116.163529
  • 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 Eileen

• 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 Boundary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boundary County
  • Since Eileen is near Lincoln County and also Bonner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bonner 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 Eileen

Communities Also Named Eileen ...

We found two communities that are also named Eileen.

Within Idaho, the name Eileen is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Siskiyou County
    • This Eileen is located in Siskiyou County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eileen that is located in Boundary County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Eileen.
  • Illinois
    • Grundy County
    • This Eileen is located in Grundy County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the east of the Eileen that is located in Boundary County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Eileen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eileen ...

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.

• Boulder City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Boulder City is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
• Burns
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Crossport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossport is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossport
• Deep Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Creek is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Good Grief
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Good Grief is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
• Kingsgate
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Meadow Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
• Threemile Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Threemile Corner is located in Boundary County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner

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

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

• Bonners Ferry, which is the Seat of Boundary County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eileen to Bonners Ferry, with an average speed<2> 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, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 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 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'