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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 Quigley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quigley 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 Quigley:
- 42.738243, -113.069998
- 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 Quigley
- 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 Power County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Power County
- Since Quigley is near Blaine County and also Cassia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia 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 Quigley
Communities Also Named Quigley ...
We found nine communities that are also named Quigley.
Within Idaho, the name Quigley is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saint Francis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Quigley [Saint Francis County].
- California
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Quigley [San Joaquin County].
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Quigley [Shelby County].
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Quigley [Clinton County].
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This Quigley is located in Union Parish and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Quigley that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Quigley.
- Montana
- Granite County
- This Quigley is located in Granite County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the north of the Quigley that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Quigley.
- Powell County
- This Quigley is located in Powell County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north of the Quigley that is located in Power County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Quigley.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Quigley.
- Texas
- Jasper County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jasper County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Quigley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quigley ...
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.
- American Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coffee Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
- Cream Can Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Can Junction is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Can Junction
- Crystal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal is located in Power County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Don
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Don is located in Power County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Bingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Idahome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Idahome is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idahome
- Lone Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Power County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Raft River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raft River is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raft River
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sublett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sublett is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
How Far From Quigley 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 Quigley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quigley and extending to:
- American Falls, which is the Seat of Power County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quigley to American Falls, with an average speed<5> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,674 miles [12,350.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Quigley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Quigley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Quigley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Quigley 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 Quigley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7382, Longitude: -113.0700 In this case, the coordinates for Quigley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.951 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.309 degrees. |
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