Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Torreys:
  • 44.253525, -114.602293
  • 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 Torreys

• 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
  • Since Torreys is near Blaine County and also Boise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boise 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 Torreys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Torreys ...

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.

• Bayhorse ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayhorse is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
• Bonanza ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonanza is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
• Crystal ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Crystal is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• Galena
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Galena is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Garden City ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Obsidian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Obsidian is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obsidian
• Robinson Bar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Bar is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Bar
• Stanley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stanley is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Sunbeam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunbeam is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam

How Far From Torreys 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 Torreys to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Challis, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Torreys to Challis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 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 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'