Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ucon:
  • 43.593981, -111.957320
  • 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 Ucon

• 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 Bonneville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bonneville County
  • Since Ucon is near Jefferson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Ucon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ucon ...

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.

• Annis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Annis is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
• Archer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Cotton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Heise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Heise is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
• Idaho Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <1>
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Jensen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jensen is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
• Lewisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Mark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mark is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Ozone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
• Poplar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Poplar is located in Bonneville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar

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

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

• Idaho Falls, which is the Seat of Bonneville County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ucon 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 9 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 6,827 miles [10,987 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 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'