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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 Swan Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Swan Valley 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 Swan Valley:
- 43.442161, -111.315150
- 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 Swan Valley
- 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 Bonneville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bonneville County
- Since Swan Valley is near Teton County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Swan Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Swan Valley ...
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.
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caribou City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
- Fox Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Heise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Heise is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
- Herman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Herman is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Irwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Sam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sam is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam
- Twin Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Forks is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Two Forks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Two Forks is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Forks
How Far From Swan Valley 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 city such as Swan Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Swan Valley and extending to:
- Idaho Falls, which is the Seat of Bonneville County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Swan Valley to Idaho Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 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 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swan Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Swan Valley 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 Swan Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4422, Longitude: -111.3152 In this case, the coordinates for Swan Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.696 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.195 degrees. |
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