Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Greencreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greencreek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Greencreek

• 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 Greencreek:
  • 46.107107, -116.264311
  • 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 Greencreek

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
  • Since Greencreek is near Lewis County and also Nez Perce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce 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 Greencreek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greencreek ...

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.

• Clearwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Clicks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clicks is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks
• Cottonwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <1>
• Craig Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Craig Junction is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Junction
• Harpster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpster is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Howard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Howard is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Mount Idaho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
• Pardee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pardee is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
• Pardee Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pardee Corner is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee Corner
• Tramway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tramway is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
• Woodside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Woodside is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greencreek and extending to:

• Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greencreek to Grangeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,035 miles [3,275 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 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 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'