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Firefighter’s Prayer Statue

Firefighter’s Prayer Statue from directly overhead

Firefighter’s Prayer Statue is a historic site in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 815 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial Plaza, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Fireman’s Prayer

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61767, -116.22367

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Idaho Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Kathryn Albertson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Shoreline Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ayres Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fairview Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Galactic: 0.5 mi
  • Cover Ups: 0.6 mi
  • Shapes I: 0.6 mi
  • Playing Around: 0.6 mi
  • Don't make me lose my mind baby. Sweating, all because of you.: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 57
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 11.2 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE2,308 m12.6 mi
Mores MountainNNE2,202 m13.7 mi
Doe PointNE2,151 m11.4 mi
Deer PointNNE2,150 m11.3 mi
Bob's KnobNE2,024 m12.6 mi
Gardiner PeakNE2,011 m10.9 mi
Little Deer PointNNE1,997 m10.4 mi
Boise PeakNE1,978 m8.9 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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5595689615

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