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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 Spink, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spink 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 Spink:
- 44.790172, -116.048181
- 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 Spink
- 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Since Spink is near Adams County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Spink
Communities Also Named Spink ...
We found one communities that are also named Spink.
Within Idaho, the name Spink is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Spink in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Union County
- This Spink is located in Union County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the east of the Spink that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Spink.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spink ...
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.
- Beer Bottle Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eagle Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Nest is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fruitvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoover is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lake Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roseberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseberry is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Rubicon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Warm Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Lake is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Lake
How Far From Spink 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 Spink to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spink and extending to:
- Cascade, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Spink to Cascade, 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 five to six hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,027 miles [3,262.1 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 6,842 miles [11,011.1 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 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spink 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 Spink. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7902, Longitude: -116.0482 In this case, the coordinates for Spink have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.956 degrees. |
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