Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Linfor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linfor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Linfor

• 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 Linfor:
  • 47.608252, -116.235726
  • 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 Linfor

• 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 Linfor is near Kootenai County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai 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 Linfor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linfor ...

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.

• Canyon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
• Elizabeth Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
• Elk Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Kellogg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>
• Nelson ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Page
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Page is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Pine Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Smelter Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
• Smelterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <1>
• Steamboat ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Steamboat is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat

How Far From Linfor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Linfor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linfor and extending to:

• Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linfor to Wallace, 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 five to six hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 275 miles [442.6 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 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 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'