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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 Huston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huston 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 Huston:
- 43.610159, -116.783196
- 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 Huston
- 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 Canyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon County
- Since Huston is near Owyhee County and also Malheur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Huston
Communities Also Named Huston ...
We found three communities that are also named Huston.
Within Idaho, the name Huston is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Holmes 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 Ohio community of Huston [Holmes County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Huston is located in Somerset County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<2> to the east of the Huston that is located in Canyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Huston.
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Huston [Gregory County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huston ...
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.
- Bugtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bugtown is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtown
- Central Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Central Cove is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cove
- Deal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deal is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Givens Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Givens Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Hot Springs
- Greenleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Rookstool Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
- Sand Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyslope
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyslope is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
How Far From Huston 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 community such as Huston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huston and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Canyon County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Huston to Boise, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 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 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 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 Huston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Huston 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. |
| <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 Huston 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 Huston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6102, Longitude: -116.7832 In this case, the coordinates for Huston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.078 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.594 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.503 degrees. |
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