Sandy Point Beach
Sandy Point Beach is a beach in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 862 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 2,493 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucky Peak State Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway runs past it. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Beach in Ada County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49324622, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 862 m
How to reach it
- On the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 2.8 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lucky Peak State Park: 0.0 mi
- Discovery Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Barber Observation Point: 2.5 mi
- Bonneville Monument Park: 2.8 mi
- Bowler Park: 3.9 mi
- Boise B: 6.6 mi
- Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 8.0 mi
- Summer in the Fields: 8.5 mi
- A totem to winged power: 8.6 mi
- Transmontane: 8.6 mi
- Highland Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Lucky Benchmark: 2.2 mi
- Kodiak Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bonneville Point: 2.8 mi
- Lucky Peak: 5.2 mi
- Steve Appleton Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Oregon Trail marker: 6.0 mi
- Boise B: 6.6 mi
- Oregon Trail Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Obelisk: Developing Roads: 8.5 mi
- Foothills Grove: 7.1 mi
- The Labyrinth: 7.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark Garden: 7.1 mi
- Dry Garden: 7.1 mi
- Idaho Native Plant Garden: 7.1 mi
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Peace Valley Overlook Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Mesa Reserve (Satz Family Plot): 6.7 mi
- Joseph Bown House: 5.9 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 7.2 mi
- Old Idaho Penitentiary: 7.2 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 8.9 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 9.2 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 8.0 mi
- A-10: 8.9 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 20.6 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 23.2 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 4.3 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 4.4 mi
- Baldwin: 11.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 15.5 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandy Point Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,493 m | 24.7 mi |
| Shafer Butte | N 355° | 2,308 m | 16.7 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | NE 46° | 2,291 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 46° | 2,279 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mores Mountain | N 355° | 2,202 m | 18.1 mi |
| Doe Point | N 353° | 2,151 m | 15.6 mi |
| Deer Point | N 352° | 2,150 m | 15.6 mi |
| Danskin Peak | ESE 112° | 2,039 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise Lucky Peak DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/663377765
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