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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 Fischer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fischer and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fischer:
- 43.619328, -116.583743
- 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 Fischer
- 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 Canyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon County
- Since Fischer is near Ada County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ada County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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 Fischer
Communities Also Named Fischer ...
We found two communities that are also named Fischer.
Within Idaho, the name Fischer is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Fischer is located in Frederick County and lies 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fischer that is located in Canyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Fischer.
- Texas
- Comal County
- This Fischer is located in Comal County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fischer that is located in Canyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Fischer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fischer ...
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.
- Bugtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bugtown is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtown
- Central Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central Cove is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cove
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deal is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyslope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunnyslope is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Ustick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ustick is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
How Far From Fischer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fischer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fischer and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Canyon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Fischer to Boise, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,058 miles [3,312 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 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 7,695 miles [12,383.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fischer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fischer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fischer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6193, Longitude: -116.5837 In this case, the coordinates for Fischer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.917 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.379 degrees. |
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