Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCammon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCammon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCammon
- 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 McCammon:
- 42.647561, -112.193580
- 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 McCammon
- 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 Bannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bannock County
- Since McCammon is near Caribou County and also Power County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caribou County
- eBird sighting report for Power 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCammon ...
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.
- Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Dairy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
- Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
- Lava Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
- Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <2>
- Marsh Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
- Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
- Pebble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Robin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
- Robin is located in Bannock County
- Topaz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Virginia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From McCammon 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 city such as McCammon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McCammon and extending to:
- Pocatello, which is the Seat of Bannock County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCammon to Pocatello, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 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 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCammon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- McCammon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCammon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6476, Longitude: -112.1936 In this case, the coordinates for McCammon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McCammon 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 332.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.121 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.793 degrees. |