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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 Yellow Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Pine and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Yellow Pine:
    • 44.963783, -115.493317
    • 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 Yellow Pine
  • 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Valley County
    • Since Yellow Pine is near Idaho County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Yellow Pine ...

We found two communities that share the name Yellow Pine.

Within Idaho, the name Yellow Pine is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This Yellow Pine is located in Washington County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yellow Pine that is located in Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Yellow Pine.
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • This Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yellow Pine that is located in Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Yellow Pine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Pine ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Valley County
  • Clover ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Valley County
  • Edwardsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
    • Edwardsburg is located in Valley County
  • Fourway Junction
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourway Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway Junction
    • Fourway Junction is located in Idaho County
  • Lake Fork
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
    • Lake Fork is located in Valley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <3>
  • Landmark
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Landmark is located in Valley County
  • Midnight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
    • Midnight is located in Valley County
  • Warm Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Lake
    • Warm Lake is located in Valley County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Pine and extending to:

  • Cascade, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Pine to Cascade, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Pine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Yellow Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9638, Longitude: -115.4933    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Yellow Pine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.129 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.582 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.596 degrees.









 

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