Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potlatch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potlatch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Potlatch
- 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 Potlatch:
- 46.921566, -116.896782
- 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 Potlatch
- 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 Latah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Latah County
- Since Potlatch is near Whitman County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitman County
- eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 Potlatch ...
We found one communities that share the name Potlatch.
Within Idaho, the name Potlatch is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Potlatch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potlatch ...
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.
- Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advent Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
- Advent Hollow is located in Latah County
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Freeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Freeze is located in Latah County
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Latah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Latah County
- Potlatch Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
- Ringo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Dog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
- Yellow Dog is located in Latah County
How Far From Potlatch 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 Potlatch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potlatch and extending to:
- Moscow, which is the Seat of Latah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Potlatch to Moscow, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 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 7,491 miles [12,055.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potlatch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Latah County: www.latah.id.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Potlatch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potlatch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9216, Longitude: -116.8968 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Potlatch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.296 degrees. |