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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 Horseshoe Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horseshoe Bend 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 Horseshoe Bend:
    • 43.911331, -116.196850
    • 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 Horseshoe Bend
  • 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 Horseshoe Bend ...

We found seven communities that share the name Horseshoe Bend.

Within Idaho, the name Horseshoe Bend is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Izard County
      • This Horseshoe Bend is located in Izard County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Boise County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Horseshoe Bend.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Horseshoe Bend is located in Bulloch County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Boise County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Horseshoe Bend.
      • Floyd County
      • This Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km] to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Boise County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Horseshoe Bend.
      • Fulton County
      • This Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the east southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Boise County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Horseshoe Bend.
      • Heard 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 Georgia community of Horseshoe Bend [Heard County].
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This Horseshoe Bend is located in Lincoln County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Boise County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Horseshoe Bend.
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • This Horseshoe Bend is located in Smyth County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the east of the Horseshoe Bend that is located in Boise County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Horseshoe Bend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horseshoe Bend ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Boise County
  • Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Ada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
  • Garden Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Boise County
  • Marsh ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
    • Marsh is located in Gem County
  • Pearl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Gem County
  • Pioneerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
    • Pioneerville is located in Boise County
  • Quartzburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
  • Sweet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Horseshoe Bend 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 city such as Horseshoe Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Idaho City, which is the Seat of Boise County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Horseshoe Bend to Idaho City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,900 miles [11,104.5 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 7,669 miles [12,342.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horseshoe Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Horseshoe Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horseshoe Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9113, Longitude: -116.1969       In this case, the coordinates for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Horseshoe Bend 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>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.
<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 Horseshoe Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.625 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.084 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.119 degrees.




 

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