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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 Shells Lick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shells Lick 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 Shells Lick:
- 45.706565, -116.127589
- 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 Shells Lick
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Shells Lick is near Wallowa County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Shells Lick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shells Lick ...
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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cable Car Crossing is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Car Crossing
- Copper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Copper is located in Wallowa County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
- Copperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- French Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- French Creek is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Harpster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harpster is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Joseph is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
- Mexican Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mexican Place is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Place
- Mount Idaho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slate Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Creek is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Whipsaw Saddle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whipsaw Saddle is located in Idaho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipsaw Saddle
- White Bird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Shells Lick 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 Shells Lick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shells Lick and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shells Lick to Grangeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 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 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shells Lick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shells Lick 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 Shells Lick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7066, Longitude: -116.1276 In this case, the coordinates for Shells Lick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.286 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.925 degrees. |
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