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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 Paul, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paul 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 Paul:
- 42.605043, -113.783606
- 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 Paul
- 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 Minidoka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Minidoka County
- Since Paul is near Cassia County and also Jerome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jerome 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 Paul
Communities Also Named Paul ...
We found seven communities that are also named Paul.
Within Idaho, the name Paul is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Paul is located in Conecuh County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paul that is located in Minidoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Paul.
- Georgia
- Echols County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paul [Echols County].
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Paul [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Paul is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paul that is located in Minidoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Paul.
- Nebraska
- Otoe County
- This Paul is located in Otoe County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the east of the Paul that is located in Minidoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Paul.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Paul is located in Davis County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Paul that is located in Minidoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Paul.
- Salt Lake County
- This Paul is located in Salt Lake County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southeast of the Paul that is located in Minidoka County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Paul.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paul ...
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.
- Beetville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beetville is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetville
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Jerome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hazel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazel is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Trout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trout is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- View is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
How Far From Paul 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 Paul to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paul and extending to:
- Rupert, which is the Seat of Minidoka County, lies just to the East.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Paul to Boise, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 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 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Paul) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Paul 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Paul 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 Paul. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6050, Longitude: -113.7836 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.586 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.748 degrees. |
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