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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Treasureton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Treasureton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Treasureton:
- 42.265200, -111.846341
- 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 Treasureton
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Treasureton is near Bannock County and also Caribou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bannock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caribou 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 Treasureton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Treasureton ...
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.
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mink Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mink Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Creek
- Mound Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Valley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Red Rock Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
- Silver Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Star is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
- Swanlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Treasureton 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 Treasureton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Treasureton and extending to:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Treasureton to Preston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 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 7,674 miles [12,350.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Treasureton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Treasureton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Treasureton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2652, Longitude: -111.8463 In this case, the coordinates for Treasureton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.73 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.621 degrees. |
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