Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tamarack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tamarack and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tamarack
- 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 Tamarack:
- 44.958011, -116.386694
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tamarack
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Tamarack is near Valley County and also Baker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Valley County
- eBird sighting report for Baker 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tamarack ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Tamarack.
Within Idaho, the name Tamarack is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Tamarack lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the north of the Tamarack that is located in Adams County.
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Tamarack is located in Calaveras County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tamarack that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Tamarack.
- Nevada 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 California community of Tamarack [Nevada County].
- Placer County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Tamarack [Placer County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Tamarack is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Tamarack.
- Houghton County
- This Tamarack is located in Houghton County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km] to the east northeast of the Tamarack that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Tamarack.
- Minnesota
- Montana
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tamarack ...
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.
- Bear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Council
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Council is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council <5>
- Dale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Devils Ladder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Ladder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
- Devils Ladder is located in Adams County
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fruitvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <5>
- Hoover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Adams County
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Rubicon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
How Far From Tamarack 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 Tamarack to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tamarack and extending to:
- Council, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tamarack to Council, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,043 miles [3,287.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tamarack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tamarack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tamarack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9580, Longitude: -116.3867 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Tamarack 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tamarack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tamarack to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.85 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.423 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.153 degrees. |