Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Osburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osburn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Osburn
- 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 Osburn:
- 47.505895, -115.999584
- 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 Osburn
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
- Since Osburn is near Mineral County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Osburn ...
We found three communities that share the name Osburn.
Within Idaho, the name Osburn is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osburn ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
- Blackcloud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackcloud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
- Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
- Bunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Carbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Elizabeth Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
- Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <4>
- Smelter Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
- Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
How Far From Osburn 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 city such as Osburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osburn and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boise City, 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 Osburn to Boise City, with an average speed<5>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 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5059, Longitude: -115.9996 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Osburn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Osburn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.681 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.409 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.664 degrees. |