Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thiard:
  • 47.615482, -115.905166
  • 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 Thiard

• 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
  • Since Thiard is near Mineral County and also Kootenai County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai 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 Thiard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thiard ...

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.

• Black Bear
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
• Blackcloud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
• Bunn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
• Carbon Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
• Cornwall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Delta
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Delta is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Eagle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Gem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gem is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Mace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mace is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Murray
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Murray is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
• Nelson ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nelson is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Woodland Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Thiard to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thiard to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Thiard to Wallace, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 276 miles [444.2 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 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 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'