Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slocum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slocum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slocum
- 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 Slocum:
- 46.555462, -116.016251
- 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 Slocum
- 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 Clearwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clearwater County
- Since Slocum is near Idaho County and also Nez Perce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- eBird sighting report for Nez Perce 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
Communities Also Named Slocum ...
We found eight communities that share the name Slocum.
Within Idaho, the name Slocum is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slocum ...
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.
- Best Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Best Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Corner
- Best Corner is located in Clearwater County
- Blake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Five Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
- Headquarters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Headquarters is located in Clearwater County
- Pierce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pierce is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
How Far From Slocum 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 Slocum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slocum and extending to:
- Orofino, which is the Seat of Clearwater County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slocum to Orofino, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south (S). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slocum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slocum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slocum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5555, Longitude: -116.0163 In this case, the coordinates for Slocum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Slocum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Slocum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.646 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.299 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.774 degrees. |