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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 Reverse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reverse 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 Reverse:
- 43.025729, -115.606748
- 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 Reverse
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Reverse is near Owyhee County and also Ada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ada 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 Reverse
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reverse ...
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.
- Chalk Cut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Cut is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Cut
- Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Emigrant Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Emigrant Crossing is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Crossing
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- King Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Black Butte Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reclamation Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reclamation Village is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reclamation Village
- Stout Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stout Crossing is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Crossing
- Three Island Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Reverse 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 Reverse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reverse and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Reverse to Boise, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full 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 6,944 miles [11,175.3 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 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 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' (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- Reverse) 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 Reverse 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 Reverse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0257, Longitude: -115.6067 In this case, the coordinates for Reverse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.821 degrees. |
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