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Idaho Potato Museum

Idaho Potato Museum, a museum in Idaho
Idaho Potato Museum, a museum in IdahoKRRK at English Wikipedia · CC0
Idaho Potato Museum, a museum in Idaho
KRRK at English Wikipedia · CC0

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Idaho Potato Museum is a museum in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,371 m. South Putnam Mountain stands 2,724 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bingham County Historical Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Idaho Potato Museum is a museum devoted to the potato, located in Blackfoot, Idaho.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3147778, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.18959, -112.34367
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Courthouse Square: 0.2 mi
  • South Gate Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jensen Grove Park: 1.1 mi
  • Airport Park: 1.2 mi
  • Firth River Bottoms: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 20
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
  • Bingham County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Historic Downtown Pocatello: 23.1 mi
  • Museum of Clean: 23.3 mi
  • Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 23.4 mi
  • Bannock County Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Not Even Once: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Putnam MountainSSE 150°2,724 m21.9 mi
Mount PutnamSSE 151°2,685 m18.7 mi
Taylor MountainENE 69°2,254 m22.8 mi
Chinese PeakS 182°2,065 m23.6 mi
Higham PeakESE 104°2,027 m13.5 mi
Moonlight MountainS 172°2,019 m20.2 mi
Camelback MountainS 181°2,003 m21.3 mi
Lincoln PeakESE 117°1,962 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:42
June solstice05:5020:3021:13
September equinox07:1718:5119:28
December solstice07:5916:1116:58

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242939465563717061483525
Precip in1.00.71.11.41.81.00.50.61.01.10.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackfoot Fire Dept, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/369590781

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