Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Joseph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joseph and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Joseph
- 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 Joseph:
- 45.797103, -116.477922
- 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 Joseph
- 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Joseph is near Wallowa County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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
Communities Also Named Joseph ...
We found seven communities that share the name Joseph.
There is one other community in Idaho which is also named Joseph.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Idaho ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Joseph.
- Socorro 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 New Mexico community of Joseph [Socorro County].
- Oregon
- Utah
- Juab 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 Utah community of Joseph [Juab County].
- Sevier County
- This Joseph is located in Sevier County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Joseph that is located in Idaho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Joseph.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joseph ...
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.
- Copper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Copperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Copperville is located in Idaho County
- Cottonwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
- Mexican Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Place
- Mexican Place is located in Idaho County
- Parliament
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament
- Parliament is located in Wallowa County (OR)
- Shells Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
- Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
- Slate Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Slate Creek is located in Idaho County
- Whipsaw Saddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whipsaw Saddle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipsaw Saddle
- Whipsaw Saddle is located in Idaho County
- White Bird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
- White Bird is located in Idaho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <5>
How Far From Joseph 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 community such as Joseph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joseph and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Joseph to Grangeville, with an average speed<6> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the south (S). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joseph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/
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- Joseph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joseph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7971, Longitude: -116.4779 In this case, the coordinates for Joseph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Joseph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Joseph 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Joseph to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.976 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.629 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.137 degrees. |