Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCarthy:
  • 47.492984, -115.909883
  • 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 McCarthy

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

Communities Also Named McCarthy ...

We found two communities that are also named McCarthy.

Within Idaho, the name McCarthy is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alaska
    • This McCarthy lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the McCarthy that is located in Shoshone County.
  • Quebec
    • This McCarthy lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McCarthy that is located in Shoshone County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCarthy ...

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.

• Black Bear
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
• Blackcloud
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
• Bunn
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
• Carbon Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
• Cornwall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Gem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gem is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Mace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mace is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Woodland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCarthy and extending to:

• Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from McCarthy to Boise, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 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 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'