Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Three Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Three Creek
- 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 Three Creek:
- 42.071090, -115.160372
- 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 Three Creek
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
- Since Three Creek is near Twin Falls County and also Elko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- eBird sighting report for Elko 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Creek ...
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.
- Hand Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
- Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Indian Jim Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Jim Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
- Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Jack Creek Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Creek Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Creek Camp
- Jack Creek Camp is located in Elko County (NV)
- Marshall Butte Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Butte Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Butte Crossing
- Marshall Butte Crossing is located in Owyhee County
- May Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Murphy Hot Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hot Springs
- Murphy Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
- Player Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Player Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
- Player Place is located in Twin Falls County
- Three Mile Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Crossing
- Three Mile Crossing is located in Owyhee County
How Far From Three Creek 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 Three Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Three Creek and extending to:
- Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Three Creek to Murphy, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 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 7,762 miles [12,491.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0711, Longitude: -115.1604 |
| <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 Three Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.616 degrees. |