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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 Golconda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golconda and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Golconda:
    • 47.474651, -115.870993
    • 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 Golconda
  • 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
    • Since Golconda is near Mineral County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai 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 Golconda

Communities Also Named Golconda ...

We found four communities that are also named Golconda.

Within Idaho, the name Golconda is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Golconda.
    • Colorado
      • Montezuma County
      • This Golconda is located in Montezuma County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Golconda that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montezuma County community of Golconda.
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This Golconda is located in Pope County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Golconda that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Golconda.
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt County
      • This Golconda is located in Humboldt County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the south of the Golconda that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Golconda.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golconda ...

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.

  • Black Bear
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Blackcloud
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
  • Bunn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
  • Carbon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Cornwall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Gem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gem is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Mace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mace is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunset is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Woodland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Golconda 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 Golconda to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golconda and extending to:

  • Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies just to the West.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Golconda to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,019 miles [3,249.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 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 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Golconda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golconda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Golconda 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 Golconda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4747, Longitude: -115.8710       In this case, the coordinates for Golconda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.576 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.284 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.586 degrees.