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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 Potter Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potter 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 Potter Place:
- 45.307663, -116.440691
- 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 Potter 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Potter Place is near Adams County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Potter Place
Communities Also Named Potter Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Potter Place.
Within Idaho, the name Potter Place is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Potter Place is located in Apache County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Potter Place that is located in Idaho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Potter Place.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Potter Place is located in Merrimack County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Potter Place that is located in Idaho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Potter Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potter 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.
- Bear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Devils Ladder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Devils Ladder is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- French Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Parliament
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parliament is located in Wallowa County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament
- Pine Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pollock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rubicon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Slate Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slate Creek is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
How Far From Potter Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Potter Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potter Place and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Potter Place to Grangeville, 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 most of two days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south (S). 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 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 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 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Potter Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Potter 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 Potter Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3077, Longitude: -116.4407 In this case, the coordinates for Potter Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.157 degrees. |
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