Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saltese:
  • 47.410113, -115.510513
  • 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 Saltese

• 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Since Saltese is near Shoshone County and also Sanders County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sanders 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 Saltese

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saltese ...

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.

• Black Bear
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
• Borax ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Borax is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
• Cabin City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
• Carbonate ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
• Cornwall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Falcon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
• Gem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gem is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Mace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mace is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Pottsville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
• Stetson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stetson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Woodland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodland Park
  • From Saltese to Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saltese and extending to:

• Superior, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saltese to Superior, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'