Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smith Corrals:
  • 43.326573, -113.246115
  • 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 Smith Corrals

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Corrals ...

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.

• Atomic City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Atomic City is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atomic City <1>
• Coffee Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
• Cream Can Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Cream Can Junction is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Can Junction
• Era
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Era is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Grandview
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Grouse
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grouse is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse
• Lost River
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Lost River is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Martin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin

How Far From Smith Corrals to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smith Corrals to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Arco, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Corrals to Arco, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). 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 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 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 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'