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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 Powell Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powell Junction 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 Powell Junction:
- 46.579087, -114.718725
- 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 Powell Junction
- 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 Powell Junction is near Clearwater County and also Missoula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula 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 Powell Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powell Junction ...
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.
- Apple Blossom Court
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Blossom Court is located in Ravalli County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Blossom Court
- Bell Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Crossing is located in Ravalli County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Crossing
- Cinnabar Court
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
- Dutch Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Ravalli County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Elk Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Summit is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Summit
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lolo Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo Hot Springs
- Moose City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moose City is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose City
- Stevensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Ravalli County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
How Far From Powell Junction 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 community such as Powell Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Powell Junction and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Powell Junction to Grangeville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 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 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powell Junction) 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 Powell Junction 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 Powell Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5791, Longitude: -114.7187 In this case, the coordinates for Powell Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.953 degrees. |
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