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The Bright Land

The Bright Land from directly overhead

The Bright Land is an artwork in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 819 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Boise Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
porcelain_enamel_on_steel_plate

How to reach it

Coordinates43.60928, -116.20636

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Vibrant City: 0.1 mi
  • Floral Finale: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Threads: 0.2 mi
  • Migrating for 10,000 Years: 0.2 mi
  • Do Not Open: 0.2 mi
Parks
Peaks: 57
  • Table Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Lucky Peak: 7.3 mi
  • Aldape Peak: 7.7 mi
  • Eagleson Summit: 7.9 mi
  • Highland Mountain: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 10.3 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Bright Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 28°2,308 m12.7 mi
Thorn Creek ButteENE 67°2,290.572 m24.6 mi
Mores MountainNNE 25°2,202 m13.8 mi
Doe PointNNE 29°2,151 m11.5 mi
Deer PointNNE 28°2,150 m11.4 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 34°2,024 m12.6 mi
Gardiner PeakNE 42°2,011 m10.7 mi
Little Deer PointNNE 27°1,997 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0420:4721:31
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2517:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323845516068777666534032
Precip in1.41.01.31.21.40.80.20.20.40.81.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7075951809

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