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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 Gale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gale 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 Gale:
- 43.765190, -111.719407
- 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 Gale
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Gale is near Jefferson County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Gale
Communities Also Named Gale ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Gale.
Within Idaho, the name Gale is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Gale is located in San Bernardino County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Gale.
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Gale is located in Alexander County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Gale.
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This Gale is located in Hendricks County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the east of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Gale.
- Iowa
- Woodbury 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 Gale [Woodbury County].
- Kansas
- Marion 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 Kansas community of Gale [Marion County].
- Michigan
- Oceana 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 Michigan community of Gale [Oceana County].
- Ontonagon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Gale [Ontonagon County].
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Gale.
- North Carolina
- Moore 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 North Carolina community of Gale [Moore County].
- Oregon
- Klamath 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 Oregon community of Gale [Klamath County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Gale is located in Washington County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the east of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gale.
- South Dakota
- Campbell 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 South Dakota community of Gale [Campbell County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Gale is located in Davis County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the south of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Gale.
- Salt Lake 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 Utah community of Gale [Salt Lake County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Gale is located in Upshur County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the east of the Gale that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gale ...
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.
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Hart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Heise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heise is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
- Herbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herbert is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Jensen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jensen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
- Jolley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jolley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Mark
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Sugar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woods Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
How Far From Gale 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 Gale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gale and extending to:
- Rexburg, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gale to Boise, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,815 miles [2,921 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 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 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Gale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gale 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gale 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 Gale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7652, Longitude: -111.7194 In this case, the coordinates for Gale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.878 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.404 degrees. |
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