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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 Kippen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kippen 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 Kippen:
    • 46.311000, -116.549590
    • 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 Kippen
  • 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Since Kippen is near Nez Perce County and also Idaho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Kippen

Communities Also Named Kippen ...

We found two communities that are also named Kippen.

Within Idaho, the name Kippen is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Toole County
      • This Kippen is located in Toole County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kippen that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Kippen.
    • Ontario
      • This Kippen lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the east of the Kippen that is located in Lewis County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kippen ...

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.

  • Clicks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clicks is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clicks
  • Craig Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Craig Junction is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Junction
  • Culdesac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eugene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eugene is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • German Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • German Settlement is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
  • Howard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Howard is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Peck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <2>
  • Slickpoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Snow ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Snow is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Sweetwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Woodside ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

  • Nezperce, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kippen to Nezperce, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 187 miles [300.9 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,049 miles [3,297.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 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 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Kippen) 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 Kippen 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 Kippen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3110, Longitude: -116.5496       In this case, the coordinates for Kippen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.064 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.767 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.135 degrees.