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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 Prichard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prichard 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 Prichard:
- 47.656314, -115.976279
- 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 Prichard
- 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
- Since Prichard is near Kootenai County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Prichard
Communities Also Named Prichard ...
We found five communities that are also named Prichard.
Within Idaho, the name Prichard is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Prichard is located in Mobile County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Prichard that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Prichard.
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- This Prichard is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Prichard that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Prichard.
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Prichard is located in Tunica County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Prichard that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Prichard.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Prichard is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<1> to the east of the Prichard that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Prichard.
- West Virginia
- Wayne County
- This Prichard is located in Wayne County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east of the Prichard that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Prichard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prichard ...
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.
- Blackcloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
- Bunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bunn is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Carbon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Elizabeth Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Steamboat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Prichard 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 Prichard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prichard and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Prichard to Wallace, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 279 miles [449 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 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 7,428 miles [11,954.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prichard) 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 Prichard 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 Prichard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6563, Longitude: -115.9763 In this case, the coordinates for Prichard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.633 degrees. |
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