Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Idavada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idavada and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Idavada

• 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 Idavada:
  • 41.997188, -114.641364
  • 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 Idavada

• 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
  • Since Idavada is near Elko County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Elko County
  • eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idavada ...

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.

• Contact ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
  • Contact is located in Elko County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Contact
  • From Idavada to Contact
• Greys Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
  • Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County
• Hand Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
  • Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County
• Indian Jim Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Jim Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
  • Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County
• Jackpot
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpot
  • Jackpot is located in Elko County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackpot <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackpot
  • From Idavada to Jackpot
• May Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Place
  • May Place is located in Twin Falls County
• Meteor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
  • Meteor is located in Twin Falls County
• Player Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Player Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
  • Player Place is located in Twin Falls County
• Riverside Park ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Riverside Park is located in Elko County (NV)
• Rock House Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
  • Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County

How Far From Idavada 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 Idavada to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Idavada once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Idavada and extending to:

• Twin Falls, which is the Seat of Twin Falls County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Idavada to Twin Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,971 miles [3,172 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 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 7,756 miles [12,482.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/