Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Twin Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Twin Falls
- 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 Twin Falls:
- 42.564063, -114.462870
- 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 Twin Falls
- 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- Since Twin Falls is near Jerome County and also Gooding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jerome County
- eBird sighting report for Gooding 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
Communities Also Named Twin Falls ...
We found four communities that share the name Twin Falls.
Within Idaho, the name Twin Falls is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Twin Falls is located in Apache County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Twin Falls that is located in Twin Falls County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Twin Falls.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Twin Falls [Greenwood County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Twin Falls lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Falls that is located in Twin Falls County.
- Ontario
- This Twin Falls lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Falls that is located in Twin Falls County.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Falls ...
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.
- Bills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cedar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Clover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Twin Falls County
- Curry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Falls City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Jerome County
- Filer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
- Filer is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <4>
- Haytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hydra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Jerome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <4>
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Twin Falls County
- Sugar Loaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
- Sugar Loaf is located in Jerome County
How Far From Twin Falls 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 city such as Twin Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Falls and extending to:
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Falls to Boise City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,958 miles [3,151.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,716 miles [12,417.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Twin Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5641, Longitude: -114.4629 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Twin Falls could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Twin Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.16 degrees. |