Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tyson Creek Station:
  • 47.133797, -116.414327
  • 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 Tyson Creek Station

• 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 Benewah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah County
  • Since Tyson Creek Station is near Shoshone County and also Latah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Latah 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 Tyson Creek Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyson Creek Station ...

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.

• Emerald Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
• Flat Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Lotus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lotus is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
• Marble Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
• Mashburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mashburn is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
• Milltown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milltown is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Rover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rover is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Silvertip Landing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertip Landing
• Slabtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Slabtown is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

How Far From Tyson Creek Station to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tyson Creek Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tyson Creek Station and extending to:

• Saint Maries, which is the Seat of Benewah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tyson Creek Station to Saint Maries, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south (S). 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 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'