Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Transfer:
  • 46.429051, -117.030436
  • 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 Transfer

• 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 Nez Perce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
  • Since Transfer is near Asotin County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Asotin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Transfer

Communities Also Named Transfer ...

We found one communities that are also named Transfer.

Within Idaho, the name Transfer is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Transfer in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Mercer County
    • This Transfer is located in Mercer County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east of the Transfer that is located in Nez Perce County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Transfer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Transfer ...

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.

• Forebay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forebay is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
• Gurney
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gurney is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jerry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerry is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
• Joseph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Joseph is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
• Leon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leon is located in Nez Perce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Moses
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Moses is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
• Uniontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
• Vineland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineland is located in Asotin County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Transfer and extending to:

• Lewiston, which is the Seat of Nez Perce County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Transfer to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 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 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'