Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spiry Place:
  • 42.910165, -116.407333
  • 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 Spiry Place

• 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 Owyhee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
  • Since Spiry Place is near Ada County and also Canyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ada County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon 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 Spiry Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spiry Place ...

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.

• Dewey
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dewey is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Empire City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
• Flint
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Flint is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Grand View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <1>
• Little Sugar Loaf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Sugar Loaf is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sugar Loaf
• Silver City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver City is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <1>
• Sinker ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sinker is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinker
• Slacks Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Slacks Corner is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Corner
• Telegraph Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Telegraph Hill is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Hill
• Triangle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Triangle is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

How Far From Spiry Place 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 Spiry Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spiry Place to Murphy, 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'