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47.849626, -116.860924
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We found eight communities that are also named Sturgeon.
Within Idaho, the name Sturgeon is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Owsley County
This Sturgeon is located in Owsley County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sturgeon that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Sturgeon.
Michigan
Baraga County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sturgeon [Baraga County].
Dickinson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sturgeon [Dickinson County].
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sturgeon that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Sturgeon.
Missouri
Boone County
This Sturgeon is located in Boone County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sturgeon that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Sturgeon.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Sturgeon is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sturgeon that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sturgeon.
Prince Edward Island
This Sturgeon lies 2,508 miles [4,036.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sturgeon that is located in Kootenai County.
Texas
Cooke County
This Sturgeon is located in Cooke County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sturgeon that is located in Kootenai County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Sturgeon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturgeon ...
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.
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 Sturgeon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sturgeon and extending to:
Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sturgeon to Coeur d'Alene, with an average speed<4> 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, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sturgeon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sturgeon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Sturgeon 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 Sturgeon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8496, Longitude: -116.8609
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.395 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.259 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.179 degrees.