Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fingal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fingal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fingal
- 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 Fingal:
- 42.967968, -112.809715
- 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 Fingal
- 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 Bingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bingham County
- Since Fingal is near Power County and also Bannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Power County
- eBird sighting report for Bannock 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 Fingal ...
We found four communities that share the name Fingal.
Within Idaho, the name Fingal is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kansas
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Fingal lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<2> to the east of the Fingal that is located in Bingham County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fingal ...
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.
- American Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Falls
- American Falls is located in Power County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Falls <3>
- Chubbuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
- Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <3>
- Coffee Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
- Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
- Don
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Bingham County
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Quigley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fingal 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 Fingal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fingal and extending to:
- Blackfoot, which is the Seat of Bingham County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fingal to Blackfoot, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fingal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fingal 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fingal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fingal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9680, Longitude: -112.8097 In this case, the coordinates for Fingal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fingal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.841 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.749 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.133 degrees. |