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Goodness Grows Children's Garden

Goodness Grows Children's Garden from directly overhead

Goodness Grows Children's Garden is a garden in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 675 m. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Westwood Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates47.81254, -116.89486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rathdrum City Park: 0.3 mi
  • John Brown Playfield: 0.4 mi
  • Stub Meyer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Roth Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thayer Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 12
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 6.3 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 7.7 mi
  • Timber Terror: 10.7 mi
  • Tremors: 10.7 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 12
  • Hauser Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 9.3 mi
  • McKenzie Conservation Area: 10.3 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
  • Fernan Lake Natural Area: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 10
Museums: 7
  • Westwood Historical Society: 0.1 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 4.5 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 10.8 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 7
  • North Idaho Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Preston Beach: 10.5 mi
  • City Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 7.2 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mirabeau Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Goodness Grows Children's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneNW 307°1,784 m12.6 mi
South Chilco MountainENE 76°1,724 m16.5 mi
Chilco MountainENE 72°1,710 m17.8 mi
Mount Kit CarsonWNW 302°1,600 m13.6 mi
Mica PeakSSW 198°1,598 m13.9 mi
Beauty MountainNW 304°1,587 m13.0 mi
Mica PeakSSW 208°1,586 m18.7 mi
Quartz MountainWNW 300°1,572 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2019:00
June solstice04:5020:0220:51
September equinox06:3518:0618:47
December solstice07:3515:0515:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465562707061493831
Precip in3.22.12.71.92.12.20.70.80.82.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • thimbleberry12 obs
  • Idaho Goldthread10 obs
  • western redcedar9 obs
  • Western Wild Ginger9 obs
  • California Tortoiseshell8 obs
  • Baker's Mariposa Lily8 obs
  • Montaphe elrodi8 obs
  • Western Ponderosa Pine7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1107612946

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