Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fourway Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fourway Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fourway Junction
- 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 Fourway Junction:
- 45.332688, -115.363174
- 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 Fourway Junction
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Fourway Junction is near Valley County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Valley 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 Fourway Junction ...
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.
- Big Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Calendar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Clover ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Cross Trails
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
- Cross Trails is located in Idaho County
- Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <2>
- Edwardsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
- Edwardsburg is located in Valley County
- Jim Moore Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Moore Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Moore Place
- Jim Moore Place is located in Idaho County
- Lightfoot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Midasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midasville
- Midasville is located in Idaho County
- Yellow Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Yellow Pine is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Pine <2>
How Far From Fourway Junction 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 Fourway Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fourway Junction and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fourway Junction to Grangeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 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 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fourway Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Fourway Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fourway Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3327, Longitude: -115.3632 In this case, the coordinates for Fourway Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fourway Junction 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 335.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.481 degrees. |