Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in French Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for French Creek
- 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 French Creek:
- 45.423229, -116.027352
- 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 French Creek
- 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 French Creek is near Adams County and also Valley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- 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
Communities Also Named French Creek ...
We found five communities that share the name French Creek.
Within Idaho, the name French Creek is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This French Creek lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the French Creek that is located in Idaho County.
- Iowa
- Allamakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of French Creek [Allamakee County].
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This French Creek is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,811 miles [2,914.5 km]<1> to the east of the French Creek that is located in Idaho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of French Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of French Creek [Chester County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This French Creek is located in Upshur County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the east of the French Creek that is located in Idaho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of French Creek.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near French Creek ...
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.
- Cable Car Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable Car Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Car Crossing
- Cable Car Crossing is located in Idaho County
- Calendar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Cross Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
- Cross Trails is located in Idaho County
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pollock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
- Potter Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Potter Place is located in Idaho County
- Shells Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
- Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
- Slate Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Slate Creek is located in Idaho County
How Far From French Creek 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 French Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in French Creek and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from French Creek to Grangeville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south (S). 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 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 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 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Creek. 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: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4232, Longitude: -116.0274 In this case, the coordinates for French Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 French Creek 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 French Creek 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 335.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.151 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.888 degrees. |