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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 Kyle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kyle 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 Kyle:
    • 47.327982, -115.757656
    • 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 Kyle
  • 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
    • Since Kyle is near Mineral County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 Kyle

Communities Also Named Kyle ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Kyle.

Within Idaho, the name Kyle is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Kyle is located in Fannin County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Kyle.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Kyle is located in Dearborn County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Kyle.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kyle [Coffey County].
      • Morton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kyle [Morton County].
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan County
      • This Kyle is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Kyle.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kyle is located in Jefferson County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kyle.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This Kyle is located in Lincoln County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the south of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kyle.
    • North Carolina
      • Macon County
      • This Kyle is located in Macon County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Kyle.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Kyle lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
    • South Dakota
      • Oglala Lakota County
      • This Kyle is located in Oglala Lakota County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglala Lakota County community of Kyle.
    • Texas
      • Hays County
      • This Kyle is located in Hays County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Kyle.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kyle [Botetourt County].
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Kyle is located in McDowell County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kyle that is located in Shoshone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Kyle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kyle ...

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.

  • Black Bear
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Blackcloud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
  • Borax ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Borax is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
  • Bunn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Cornwall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Falcon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Falcon is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Gem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gem is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Horsecamp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
  • Mace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mace is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
  • Marble Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
  • Pottsville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pottsville is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Stetson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stetson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
  • Woodland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Kyle 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 Kyle 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 Kyle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kyle and extending to:

  • Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kyle to Wallace, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Kyle 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.
<3>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 Kyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kyle 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 Kyle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3280, Longitude: -115.7577       In this case, the coordinates for Kyle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.477 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.16 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.529 degrees.