- Elevation, modelled
- 752 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shafer Butte2,308 m · 19.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway1.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:33local time
- Coordinates
- 43.8865, -116.4454
Waterwheel Gardens is a garden in Idaho, at a modelled 752 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmett City Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterwheel Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | ESE 114° | 2,308 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,221 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mores Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,202 m | 18.9 mi |
| Doe Point | ESE 117° | 2,151 m | 19.7 mi |
| Deer Point | ESE 118° | 2,150 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bob's Knob | ESE 115° | 2,024 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | ESE 120° | 2,011 m | 22.2 mi |
| Charters Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,005.584 m | 23.8 mi |
- 1.7 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Payette River Scenic BywayNational
- 21.4 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Emmett City Park: 2.5 mi
- Cobblestone Park: 2.9 mi
- Black Canyon Park: 3.0 mi
- Wild Rose Park: 3.1 mi
- Gem Island Sports Complex: 3.2 mi
- E: 4.1 mi
- Aspens & Pines along the Boise River: 14.5 mi
- The Rope Swing: 14.5 mi
- Takunekka: 14.5 mi
- Fly Cycles: 14.5 mi
- Little Butte: 3.4 mi
- Freezeout Hill: 4.3 mi
- Regan Butte: 5.7 mi
- Crown Point: 7.3 mi
- Prospect Peak: 7.6 mi
- Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank: 2.6 mi
- Mill Wheel: 15.2 mi
- Julius M. Kleiner: 18.7 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 20.8 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 17.6 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 19.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.4 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 22.6 mi
- Gem County Museum: 2.6 mi
- Lee Moberly Museum: 15.2 mi
- Northwest Science Museum Vision Center: 19.3 mi
- Indian Creek Museum: 19.5 mi
- Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 19.9 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 14.6 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 16.9 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 17.8 mi
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 18.7 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 19.9 mi
- Branson Hollow: 12.8 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 13.5 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 19.5 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 24.0 mi
- A-10: 24.9 mi
- Riverside Beach: 16.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 17.2 mi
- Baldwin: 19.9 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:24 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmett 2 E, 3 mi away.
- Ring-necked Pheasant3 obs
- House Sparrow3 obs
- Western Honey Bee3 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider3 obs
- Leopard Slug3 obs
- crossflower3 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove2 obs
- American Kestrel2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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