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Minidoka County Historical Society Museum

Minidoka County Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Minidoka County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,268 m. Mount Harrison stands 2,745 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is George Mass Veterans Park, a park 1.1 miles away. City of Rocks Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Minidoka County Historical Society
Getting there

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Coordinates42.61915, -113.64894
Around it

40 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • George Mass Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rupert Square: 1.3 mi
  • Neptune Park: 1.4 mi
  • Big Valley: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 17
Rest areas: 2
  • Eastbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 14.5 mi
  • Westbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Idaho Roll Call Memorial: 1.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Cassia County Historical Society: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Brigham Point Cabin: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HarrisonS 181°2,745 m21.4 mi
Pomerelle PeakS 175°2,670.658 m21.7 mi
Conner RidgeS 172°2,538.07 m21.1 mi
Pine KnobS 179°1,685 m14.2 mi
Kimama ButteNW 308°1,527 m16.1 mi
Sid ButteNW 315°1,453 m22.3 mi
Horse ButteESE 122°1,443 m15.3 mi
Split ButteNE 36°1,435 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5820:3421:17
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0216:1917:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039455462706959473527
Precip in1.30.71.01.11.70.70.30.40.60.90.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paul 1ene, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11956110291

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