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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 Idahome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idahome 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 Idahome:
- 42.415467, -113.399724
- 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 Idahome
- 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 Cassia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia County
- Since Idahome is near Blaine County and also Minidoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Minidoka 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 Idahome
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idahome ...
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.
- Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridge is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hazel is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Malta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raft River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raft River is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raft River
- Sublett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sublett is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- View is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
How Far From Idahome 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 Idahome to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Idahome and extending to:
- Burley, which is the Seat of Cassia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Idahome to Burley, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 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 7,702 miles [12,395.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Idahome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Idahome 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 Idahome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4155, Longitude: -113.3997 In this case, the coordinates for Idahome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.532 degrees. |
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