Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rickard Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rickard Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rickard Crossing

• 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 Rickard Crossing:
  • 42.258780, -116.682620
  • 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 Rickard Crossing

• 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 Owyhee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
  • Since Rickard Crossing is near Malheur County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Rickard Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rickard Crossing ...

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.

• Cliffs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
• Deacon Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Deacon Crossing is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Crossing
• Dickshooter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
• Dry Forty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Forty is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forty
• Fairylawn
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairylawn is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairylawn
• Flag Crossing
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Flag Crossing is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Crossing
• Four Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Riddle
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Riddle is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle

How Far From Rickard Crossing 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 Rickard Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rickard Crossing and extending to:

• Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rickard Crossing to Murphy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,014 miles [11,287.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'