Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center
Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center is a museum in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 881 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulls Gulch Reserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Boise Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Camel's Back Park: 0.9 mi
- Gordon S. Bowen Park: 1.4 mi
- McAuley Park: 1.6 mi
- Elm Grove Park: 1.6 mi
- Frank Steunenberg Statue: 1.9 mi
- Gentle Breeze: 1.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 1.9 mi
- Giants: 1.9 mi
- King of the Road: 1.9 mi
- Table Rock: 3.7 mi
- Eagleson Summit: 5.6 mi
- Boise Peak: 6.3 mi
- Aldape Peak: 6.6 mi
- Lucky Peak: 6.7 mi
- Model 1840 Seacoast Gun Cannon: 1.8 mi
- Replica of the Liberty Bell: 1.8 mi
- Spirit of Idaho Women: 1.8 mi
- Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Let Freedom Ring: 1.9 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum: 2.6 mi
- Mary Grunewald McGown Pollinator Garden: 2.9 mi
- English Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 2.4 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 2.4 mi
- Discovery Center of Idaho: 2.4 mi
- Boise Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology: 2.9 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 0.6 mi
- North End Native Plant Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Foothills East Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Chief Eagle Eye Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 3.5 mi
- A-10: 6.0 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 11.4 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 16.3 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 10.0 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 11.9 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 12.0 mi
- Baldwin: 2.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | NNE 28° | 2,308 m | 10.2 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | ENE 72° | 2,290.572 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,279 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mores Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,202 m | 11.4 mi |
| Doe Point | NNE 30° | 2,151 m | 9.0 mi |
| Deer Point | NNE 29° | 2,150 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bob's Knob | NE 36° | 2,024 m | 10.2 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | NE 47° | 2,011 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:24 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise AIR Terminal, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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