Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sawtooth City:
  • 43.896572, -114.840349
  • 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 Sawtooth City

• 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
  • Since Sawtooth City is near Custer County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Sawtooth City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawtooth City ...

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.

• Boulder ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Boulder is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder has also been known as:
  • Boulder Basin
• Carrietown
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Carrietown is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrietown
• Cathedral Pines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cathedral Pines is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Pines
• Galena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Galena is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Boise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Grandjean
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandjean is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandjean
• Indian Head Rock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Indian Head Rock is located in Camas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Rock
• Obsidian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Obsidian is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obsidian
• Spanish Town ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Spanish Town is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Town
• Stanley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>

How Far From Sawtooth City 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 Sawtooth City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sawtooth City and extending to:

• Hailey, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sawtooth City to Hailey, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 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 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'