Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Idmon:
  • 44.360746, -111.911641
  • 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 Idmon

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Idmon is near Fremont County and also Beaverhead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead 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 Idmon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idmon ...

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.

• Bedstead Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bedstead Corner is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedstead Corner
• Chester
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Flat Rock
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Highbridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Highbridge is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbridge
• Island Park
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Island Park is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <1>
• Jenkins Will
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jenkins Will is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Will
• Jones Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Lakeview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Last Chance
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Last Chance is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
• Macks Inn
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Macks Inn is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Inn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Inn <1>
• Twin Groves
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Groves is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Idmon and extending to:

• Dubois, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Idmon to Dubois, 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 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 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 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'