Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roy Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roy Summit and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roy Summit
- 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 Roy Summit:
- 42.317416, -112.802207
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Roy Summit
- 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Roy Summit is near Power County and also Cassia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Power County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roy Summit ...
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.
- Black Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pine
- Black Pine is located in Oneida County
- Cedarhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dairy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
- Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
- Daniels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Ireland Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
- Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
- Juniper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Nelson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Power County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <2>
- Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Oneida County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone <2>
- Sublett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Cassia County
How Far From Roy Summit 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 Roy Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Roy Summit and extending to:
- Malad City, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roy Summit to Malad City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roy Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Roy Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3174, Longitude: -112.8022 In this case, the coordinates for Roy Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Roy Summit to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.627 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.184 degrees. |