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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 Wardner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wardner 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 Wardner:
- 47.523234, -116.132188
- 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 Wardner
- 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
- Since Wardner is near Kootenai County and also Benewah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah 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 Wardner
Communities Also Named Wardner ...
We found one communities that are also named Wardner.
Within Idaho, the name Wardner is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Wardner in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Wardner lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wardner that is located in Shoshone County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wardner ...
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.
- Blackcloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
- Bunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bunn is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Kellogg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Page
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Page is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Pine Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Smelter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
- Smelterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steamboat is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
How Far From Wardner 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 Wardner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wardner and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wardner to Wallace, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,031 miles [3,268.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 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 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wardner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wardner 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 Wardner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5232, Longitude: -116.1322 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.789 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.747 degrees. |
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