Thanks, Colophon- and everyone else who answered my questions.
And, Flyer, what’s it like to actually have a JOB? Think of all the people who don’t have a job, or a car, or a place to live, or food to eat? How will they see the eclipse?
Rexburg, or Rigby? (My father was from Rigby)
Even further east than that! My friends live between Victor and Driggs.
I missed that link first time around, but that site has better maps than the Espenak one I mentioned.
And I see that the Cafe del Mar in Ibiza will have 1 minute and 6 seconds of totality in August 2026, just before sunset. And the sun will still be almost 60% eclipsed as it sets. 
While noodling around on the NASA site with the Google map last night, I noticed that within the zone I plan to travel to, there are a number of large lakes and major rivers (including the Missouri and Mississippi). I predict that those bodies of water will be choked with boats on the big day, just like the ships out in the ocean. 
As for not caring about the eclipse, that’s fine. Lots of people get worked up about the Super Bowl, the Final Four, etc. and others have no interest (like me, for instance).
We’re planning to fly our airplane up to Madras, OR and have a campsite reservation. A few months ago the Days Inn in Bend (35 miles away) had one room left for $799/nt.
Looking at the map, it appears that totality is going to take place in the late afternoon or early evening, so I plan to drive to my viewing location of choice in the afternoon, and stay some place an hour or two away afterwards.
You’d better check those times again. Totality is late morning on the west coast to early afternoon on the east coast. The times on the map are Universal Time.
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Oops, you are right! Guess I’m just so excited about this, I didn’t notice the “UT” on the charts. :rolleyes: Sorry.
I’m close enough that, weather permitting, I could still leave my home in the early morning and arrive in plenty of time to see totality. The area where I currently live will see about 95% totality, so at least I would have that experience if I can’t make the trip.
Nice. I’ll be staying with a friend who lives 20 miles north of the totality path. Same here, we’ll leave in the morning and head south based on the weather.
I’ll be in the west part of the state, around Smiths Ferry.
Oh, cool. Looks like the area with longest duration totality is in just about in Carbondale, Illinois, which is near the home of 17th Street Barbecue (in Murphysboro and Marion.) So another reason to go! 
Close, but not quite. The longest duration is on the Orchard Dale historical farm, just northwest of Hopkinsville, KY. That’s where we’ll be staying (in the town, not the farm). But 17th Street Barbecue sounds like a great side trip.
Several weeks ago, the World Series trophy won by the Cubs made a grand tour, and one of the stops was in the city where I live. People were taking time off from work, pulling their children out of school, etc. to see it like it was the Holy Grail or something.
:rolleyes: 
(You mean it wasn’t? Not to me, anyway.)
The map linked to earlier shows the Illinois location as the longest. The point you’re talking about is Greatest eclipse.
You’re right. I got the symbols confused. The difference is fairly minimal.
Getting hung up on the duration of the eclipse isn’t all that useful. The best part of the eclipse is the start. The end is not too bad either, but comes with a bit of a let down. The single most important thing is that you see it. Trading 30 seconds of totality against a significant increase in the probability of better weather is a no-brainer. Even halving the time time of totality would be an easy call.
Luxuriating in the main run of totality is nice, but nothing on the deep aching disappointment a cloudy sky would bring.
Oh, I don’t disagree. It just happens that the closest spot to Chicago (or rather, the easiest to get to via the interstate) is where the greatest duration is. Of course, weather is a far, far, far more important factor.
Very convenient for Chicagoans. From the map, I imagine that is near the Goreville - Cobden - Lick Creek IL area, and it may be fairly crowded. But being conveniently near Chicago makes it a day trip, about 5 hours each way.