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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 Player Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Player Place 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 Player Place:
- 42.019910, -114.817543
- 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 Player Place
- 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- Since Player Place is near Elko County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elko County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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 Player Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Player Place ...
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.
- Greys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
- Hand Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
- Indian Jim Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
- Jackpot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- May Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- May Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Place
- Meteor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meteor is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Riverside Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside Park is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Rock House Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
- Three Mile Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Three Mile Crossing is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Crossing
How Far From Player Place 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 Player Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Player Place and extending to:
- Twin Falls, which is the Seat of Twin Falls County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Player Place to Twin Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 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 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Player Place) 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 Player Place 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 Player Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0199, Longitude: -114.8175 In this case, the coordinates for Player Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.464 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.412 degrees. |
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