Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elk Summit:
  • 46.323810, -114.649827
  • 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 Elk Summit

• 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
  • Since Elk Summit is near Ravalli County and also Clearwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ravalli County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater 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 Elk Summit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk Summit ...

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.

• Apple Blossom Court
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Blossom Court is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Blossom Court
• Bell Crossing
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Bell Crossing is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Crossing
• Cinnabar Court
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
• Curdys Cove
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Curdys Cove is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdys Cove
• Dutch Hill ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Hill is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
• Leisure Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Lolo Hot Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo Hot Springs
• Stevensville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevensville is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <1>
• Tucker
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Tucker is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
• University Heights
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • University Heights is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
• Woodside
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Woodside is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
• Woodside Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Woodside Crossing is located in Ravalli County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elk Summit and extending to:

• Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Elk Summit to Grangeville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 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 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'