Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seaburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seaburg
- 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 Seaburg:
- 45.476006, -116.030965
- 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 Seaburg
- 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Seaburg is near Adams County and also Wallowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Wallowa 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 Seaburg ...
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.
- Cable Car Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable Car Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Car Crossing
- Cable Car Crossing is located in Idaho County
- Calendar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Cross Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
- Cross Trails is located in Idaho County
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - French Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- French Creek is located in Idaho County
- Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pollock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
- Shells Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
- Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
- Slate Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Slate Creek is located in Idaho County
How Far From Seaburg 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 Seaburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Seaburg and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Seaburg to Grangeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 128 miles [206 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 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 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seaburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4760, Longitude: -116.0310 In this case, the coordinates for Seaburg 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 Seaburg 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 335.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.162 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.885 degrees. |