Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heyburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heyburn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heyburn
- 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 Heyburn:
- 42.559760, -113.761800
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Heyburn
- 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 Minidoka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Minidoka County
- Since Heyburn is near Cassia County and also Jerome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cassia County
- eBird sighting report for Jerome 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Heyburn ...
We found one communities that share the name Heyburn.
Within Idaho, the name Heyburn is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Heyburn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heyburn ...
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.
- Beetville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Hazel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Paul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Paul is located in Minidoka County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <3>
- Ruby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Trout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Heyburn 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 city such as Heyburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heyburn and extending to:
- Rupert, which is the Seat of Minidoka County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Heyburn to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 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 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heyburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Heyburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heyburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5598, Longitude: -113.7618 In this case, the coordinates for Heyburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Heyburn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.565 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.566 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.738 degrees. |