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World Center For Birds Of Prey

World Center For Birds Of Prey from directly overhead

World Center For Birds Of Prey is a museum in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 947 m. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Valley Trail System 1, a park 2.3 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

the international headquarters for raptor conservation, in Boise, Idaho

Wikidata Q8035477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.51710, -116.25605
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pleasant Valley Trail System 1: 2.3 mi
  • Charter Pointe Walking Path and Dog Walk: 2.4 mi
  • West Jadewood Park: 2.5 mi
  • Charter Pointe Club House Park: 2.6 mi
  • Cutter Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks
  • Summer in the Fields: 4.6 mi
  • A totem to winged power: 5.0 mi
  • Tremendous Trees: 5.5 mi
  • Transmontane: 5.9 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Table Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Highland Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Kuna Butte: 10.8 mi
  • Bonneville Point: 10.9 mi
  • Lucky Benchmark: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 22
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 7.9 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of World Center For Birds Of Prey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteNNE 25°2,308 m19.5 mi
Mores MountainNNE 24°2,202 m20.7 mi
Doe PointNNE 26°2,151 m18.3 mi
Deer PointNNE 25°2,150 m18.2 mi
Bob's KnobNNE 29°2,024 m19.3 mi
Gardiner PeakNE 34°2,011 m17.3 mi
Little Deer PointNNE 25°1,997 m17.3 mi
Boise PeakNNE 33°1,978 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:58
June solstice06:0520:4721:30
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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/292326570

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