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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 Kootenai Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kootenai Falls 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 Kootenai Falls:
- 48.448001, -115.782668
- 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 Kootenai Falls
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Kootenai Falls is near Boundary County and also Bonner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boundary County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bonner 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 Kootenai Falls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kootenai Falls ...
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.
- Boulder City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder City is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Cabinet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cabinet is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
- Cedar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Crossport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossport is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossport
- Eileen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eileen is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Heron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Libby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Junction
- Scotchville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Trestle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
How Far From Kootenai Falls to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kootenai Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kootenai Falls and extending to:
- Libby, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kootenai Falls to Libby, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 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 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kootenai Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kootenai Falls 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 Kootenai Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4480, Longitude: -115.7827 In this case, the coordinates for Kootenai Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.547 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.419 degrees. |
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