Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marshall Butte Crossing:
  • 42.236297, -115.054223
  • 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 Marshall Butte Crossing

• 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 Owyhee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
  • Since Marshall Butte Crossing is near Twin Falls County and also Elko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Marshall Butte Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshall Butte Crossing ...

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.

• Greys Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
• Hand Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
• Indian Jim Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
• May Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • May Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Place
• Player Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Player Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
• Rock House Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
• Three Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Creek is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creek
• Three Mile Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Three Mile Crossing is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Crossing
• Threemile Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Threemile Crossing is located in Twin Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Crossing

How Far From Marshall Butte Crossing 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 Marshall Butte Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Marshall Butte Crossing to Murphy, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'