Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lost River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lost River
- 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 Lost River:
- 43.689068, -113.371399
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lost River
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Lost River is near Custer County and also Bingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Bingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lost River ...
We found nine communities that share the name Lost River.
There is one other community in Idaho which is also named Lost River.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Idaho ...
- Custer County
- This Lost River is located in Custer County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lost River that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lost River.
- Custer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- 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 Alaska community of Lost River.
- Indiana
- Martin 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 Indiana community of Lost River [Martin County].
- Orange County
- This Lost River is located in Orange County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the east of the Lost River that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lost River.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Lost River is located in Warren County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the east of the Lost River that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lost River.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Lost River is located in Grafton County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost River that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Lost River.
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Lost River is located in Klamath County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lost River that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Lost River.
- Quebec
- This Lost River lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost River that is located in Butte County.
- West Virginia
- Hardy 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 West Virginia community of Lost River [Hardy County].
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost River ...
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.
- Antelope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Cliff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Era
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Grouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lost River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Lost River is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 68 people
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Sweet Sage ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Sage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Sage
- Sweet Sage is located in Butte County
How Far From Lost River 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 city such as Lost River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost River and extending to:
- Arco, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lost River to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 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 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lost River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6891, Longitude: -113.3714 In this case, the coordinates for Lost River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lost River 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Lost River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.395 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.408 degrees. |