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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Owyhee Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owyhee Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Owyhee Heights:
- 43.624603, -116.990708
- 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 Owyhee Heights
- 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 Owyhee Heights is near Malheur County and also Canyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon 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 Owyhee Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owyhee Heights ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Apple Valley is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Bugtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bugtown is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtown
- Central Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central Cove is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cove
- Greenleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rookstool Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
- Sand Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
- Sunnyslope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyslope is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
How Far From Owyhee Heights 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 Owyhee Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owyhee Heights and extending to:
- Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Owyhee Heights to Murphy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,703 miles [12,396.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owyhee Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Owyhee Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owyhee Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6246, Longitude: -116.9907 In this case, the coordinates for Owyhee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.794 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.631 degrees. |
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