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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 Herrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herrick 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 Herrick:
- 47.272698, -116.106548
- 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 Herrick
- 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 Herrick is near Benewah County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 Herrick
Communities Also Named Herrick ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Herrick.
Within Idaho, the name Herrick is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Herrick [Sharp County].
- Colorado
- Pueblo 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 Colorado community of Herrick [Pueblo County].
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Herrick is located in Shelby County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Herrick that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Herrick.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Herrick is located in Isabella County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<3> to the east of the Herrick that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Herrick.
- Missaukee 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 Herrick [Missaukee County].
- Nebraska
- Knox County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Herrick.
- North Dakota
- Walsh County
- This Herrick is located in Walsh County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Herrick that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Herrick.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Herrick is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<3> to the east of the Herrick that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Herrick.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford 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 Herrick [Bradford County].
- Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Herrick [Susquehanna County].
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Herrick is located in Gregory County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Herrick that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Herrick.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Herrick is located in Salt Lake County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Herrick that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Herrick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herrick ...
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.
- Blackcloud
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
- Bunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bunn is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Elizabeth Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Emerald Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- Flat Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Gem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Horsecamp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
- Kellogg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
- Mashburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mashburn is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
- Page
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Page is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Smelter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
- Smelterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stetson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Woodland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Herrick 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 Herrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herrick and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herrick to Wallace, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,029 miles [3,265.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 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 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Herrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Herrick 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Herrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Herrick 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 Herrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2727, Longitude: -116.1065 In this case, the coordinates for Herrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.756 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.479 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.757 degrees. |
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