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Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts

Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,300 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Utah Folk Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is operated by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, and has been the permanent home of the Utah State Folk Arts Collection since 1987 and is the only museum in the United States that is dedicated to displaying a state-owned collection of contemporary folk art produced by its residents. It is a venue for Utah's diverse artists and communities to share their folk art including: crafts, music, and dance. In addition to rotating exhibits, annual concerts, and hands-on workshops, the Chase Home Museum houses an archive of fieldwork recordings and photographs that document Utah's folk art and traditional culture. The Chase Home Museum currently has three permanent exhibition galleries and one temporary exhibition gallery.

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Dates from 1987.

Wikidata Q5087146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.74555, -111.87444

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Pioneer Home, Isaac Chase - Brigham Young: 0.0 mi
  • Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics: 0.1 mi
  • The Chase Mill: 0.1 mi
  • D. A. R.: 0.2 mi
  • LDS Tenth Ward Square: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Picnic sites
Peaks
Museums: 58
Springs: 52
  • Wagner Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Baskin Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Enoch Spring: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Hidden Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Donut Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 4.5 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Chase Home Museum Of Utah Folk Arts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)SE 142°3,453.4 m13.2 mi
Twin Peaks (West)SE 143°3,452.8 m13.2 mi
Sunrise PeakSE 141°3,436.6 m13.7 mi
Dromedary PeakSE 140°3,385.4 m13.8 mi
Kesler PeakSE 128°3,170.8 m13.6 mi
Sundial PeakSE 136°3,134 m14.2 mi
Gobblers KnobESE 117°3,115 m11.3 mi
Mount RaymondESE 124°3,108 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5720:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536272817969564434
Precip in1.51.52.02.52.11.10.60.61.31.41.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/358653000

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