Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whipsaw Saddle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whipsaw Saddle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whipsaw Saddle
- 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 Whipsaw Saddle:
- 45.792661, -116.349310
- 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 Whipsaw Saddle
- 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- Since Whipsaw Saddle is near Wallowa County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wallowa County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whipsaw Saddle ...
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.
- Copper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Copperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
- Copperville is located in Idaho County
- Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mexican Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Place
- Mexican Place is located in Idaho County
- Mount Idaho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Idaho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
- Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
- Shells Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shells Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
- Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
- Slate Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Slate Creek is located in Idaho County
- White Bird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
- White Bird is located in Idaho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <3>
How Far From Whipsaw Saddle 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 Whipsaw Saddle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Whipsaw Saddle and extending to:
- Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whipsaw Saddle to Grangeville, with an average speed<5> 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 City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,040 miles [3,283.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 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 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whipsaw Saddle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whipsaw Saddle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whipsaw Saddle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7927, Longitude: -116.3493 In this case, the coordinates for Whipsaw Saddle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Whipsaw Saddle 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 335.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.507 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.057 degrees. |