Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Picabo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Picabo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Picabo
- 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 Picabo:
- 43.306675, -114.065559
- 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 Picabo
- 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Picabo is near Lincoln County and also Camas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Camas 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 Picabo ...
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.
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Elkhorn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
- Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
- Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Magic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Magic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Magic City is located in Blaine County
- Magic Resort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Resort
- Magic Resort is located in Blaine County
- Marley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Sun Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sun Valley
- From Picabo to Sun Valley
- Triumph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triumph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- Triumph is located in Blaine County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Triumph
- From Picabo to Triumph
How Far From Picabo 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 Picabo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Picabo and extending to:
- Hailey, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Picabo to Hailey, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,934 miles [3,112.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 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 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Picabo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Picabo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picabo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3067, Longitude: -114.0656 |
| <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 Picabo 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 333.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.979 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.862 degrees. |