Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marble Creek:
  • 47.252699, -116.031824
  • 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 Marble Creek

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble Creek ...

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.

• Blackcloud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
• Bunn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
• Carbonate ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
• Elizabeth Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
• Elk Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Emerald Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
• Falcon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Falcon is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
• Gem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gem is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Horsecamp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
• Stetson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stetson is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
• Woodland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Marble Creek to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marble Creek and extending to:

• Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marble Creek to Wallace, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,026 miles [3,260.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'