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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 Letha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Letha 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 Letha:
- 43.894331, -116.647641
- 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 Letha
- 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 Gem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gem County
- Since Letha is near Payette County and also Canyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon 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 Letha
Communities Also Named Letha ...
We found one communities that are also named Letha.
Within Idaho, the name Letha is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Letha in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Letha [Franklin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Letha ...
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.
- Bugtown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bugtown is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtown
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- French ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- French is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- French Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- French Corner is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Corner
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayway Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayway Corner is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayway Corner
- Little Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Marsh ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marsh is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Rookstool Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
- Sand Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Letha 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 Letha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Letha and extending to:
- Emmett, which is the Seat of Gem County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Letha to Boise, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 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 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Letha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Letha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Letha 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 Letha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8943, Longitude: -116.6476 In this case, the coordinates for Letha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.509 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.399 degrees. |
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