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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 Judge Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Judge Town and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Judge Town:
    • 46.476699, -115.797835
    • 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 Judge Town
  • 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 Clearwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
    • Since Judge Town is near Idaho County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Judge Town

Communities Also Named Judge Town ...

We found one communities that are also named Judge Town.

Within Idaho, the name Judge Town is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Judge Town in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Judge Town is located in Berkeley County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Judge Town that is located in Clearwater County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Judge Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Judge Town ...

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.

  • Best Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Best Corner is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Corner
  • Blake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Blake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Clark Tree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clark Tree is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Tree
  • Cooper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cooper is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cow Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cow Creek is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Headquarters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Headquarters is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
  • Musselshell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Musselshell is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
  • Pardee Corner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pardee Corner is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee Corner
  • Pierce
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Judge Town and extending to:

  • Orofino, which is the Seat of Clearwater County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Judge Town to Orofino, 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 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 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Judge Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Judge Town 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 Judge Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4767, Longitude: -115.7978    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.465 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.084 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.644 degrees.