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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 Larson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larson 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 Larson:
- 47.470125, -115.744054
- 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 Larson
- 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 Larson is near Mineral County and also Sanders 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 Sanders 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 Larson
Communities Also Named Larson ...
We found six communities that are also named Larson.
Within Idaho, the name Larson is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Larson is located in San Joaquin County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Larson that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Larson.
- Michigan
- Montmorency 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 Michigan community of Larson [Montmorency County].
- Minnesota
- Stevens 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 Minnesota community of Larson [Stevens County].
- North Dakota
- Burke County
- This Larson is located in Burke County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Larson that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Larson.
- Ontario
- This Larson lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Larson that is located in Shoshone County.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Larson is located in Salt Lake County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Larson that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Larson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larson ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Blackcloud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
- Borax ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borax is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
- Bunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunn is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Gem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gem is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Mace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mace is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Pottsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pottsville is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Woodland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Larson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Larson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Larson and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies just to the West.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Larson to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 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 6,668 miles [10,731.1 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 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Larson) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Larson 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> | 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 Larson 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 Larson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4701, Longitude: -115.7441 In this case, the coordinates for Larson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.165 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.505 degrees. |
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