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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 Rocky Bar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Bar 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 Rocky Bar:
- 43.688822, -115.289091
- 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 Rocky Bar
- 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 Rocky Bar is near Boise County and also Camas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boise County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camas 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 Rocky Bar
Communities Also Named Rocky Bar ...
We found one communities that are also named Rocky Bar.
Within Idaho, the name Rocky Bar is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Rocky Bar in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Rocky Bar is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the east of the Rocky Bar that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Rocky Bar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Bar ...
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.
- Castle Rocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Castle Rocks is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rocks
- Featherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Featherville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherville
- Graham ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Paradise Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Spanish Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Town is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Town
- Steamboat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Steamboat Rock is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Rock
- Twin Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Springs is located in Boise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Rocky Bar 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 Rocky Bar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Rocky Bar once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Bar and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Bar to Mountain Home, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 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 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Bar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rocky Bar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rocky Bar 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 Rocky Bar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6888, Longitude: -115.2891 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.876 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.191 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.577 degrees. |
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