Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Magic Resort:
  • 43.282404, -114.389769
  • 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 Magic Resort

• 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
  • Since Magic Resort is near Camas County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Magic Resort

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magic Resort ...

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.

• Blaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blaine is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Carrietown
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrietown is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrietown
• Elkhorn Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
• Indian Head Rock
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Head Rock is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Rock
• Magic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magic is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic
• Magic City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Magic City is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
• Marley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marley is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
• Punkin Corner
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Punkin Corner is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Corner
• Soldier
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Soldier is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
• Sun Valley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <1>
• Triumph
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Triumph is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

How Far From Magic Resort 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 Magic Resort to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hailey, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Magic Resort to Hailey, 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 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 7,670 miles [12,343.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'