Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harpster:
  • 45.986556, -115.963476
  • 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 Harpster

• 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 Harpster is near Lewis County and also Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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 Harpster

Communities Also Named Harpster ...

We found two communities that are also named Harpster.

Within Idaho, the name Harpster is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Ford County
    • This Harpster is located in Ford County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the east of the Harpster that is located in Idaho County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Harpster.
  • Ohio
    • Wyandot County
    • This Harpster is located in Wyandot County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the east of the Harpster that is located in Idaho County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Harpster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpster ...

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 Cedar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
• Clearwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearwater is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Cottonwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <2>
• Golden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Greencreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
• Harrisburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Mount Idaho
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
• Mud Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Springs is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Springs
• Shells Lick
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
• Tramway
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Tramway is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway

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

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

• Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Harpster to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,021 miles [3,252.5 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 6,765 miles [10,887.2 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 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'