Grasmere, Idaho

Grasmere, Idaho
Ghost town
Grasmere, Idaho is located in Idaho
Grasmere, Idaho
Grasmere, Idaho
Location within the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 42°22′36″N 115°52′57″W / 42.37667°N 115.88250°W / 42.37667; -115.88250
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee
Elevation
5,089 ft (1,551 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83604
Area code208
GNIS feature ID376052
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL5,134 ft / 1,565 m
Coordinates42°22′23.9″N 115°52′46″W / 42.373306°N 115.87944°W / 42.373306; -115.87944 (U91)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 2,750 838 Turf/dirt (150 ft or 46 m wide)

Grasmere is an abandoned service stop in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho, in Owyhee County. Located on State Highway 51, it is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) north of the border with Nevada and 58.5 miles (94.1 km) south of Mountain Home. Grasmere was the former site of a small gas station/bar&grill/post office.[2][3]

The site is now occupied by a remote United States Air Force station manned by active duty airmen from the nearby Mountain Home Air Force Base and Idaho Air National Guard airmen from Gowen Field in Boise. The station operates the flight training range over Bruneau Canyon of the Bruneau River just east of here for aircraft from their bases and other nearby bases in the region (such as Hill Air Force Base and Fairchild Air Force Base). There is also an unattended general aviation airport in service since April 1956, owned by the Idaho Transportation Department.[1]

In 2000, the average median household income for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area that includes Grasmere and Riddle was $30,921.[4] Grasmere's elevation is 5,089 feet (1,551 m) above sea level.[5]

  1. ^ a b FAA (January 8, 2015). "AirNav: U91". AirNav.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Tina Dubois (June 3, 2009). "Grasmere". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ graywacke (May 5, 2010). "A Landing a Day". Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Fact sheet: Zip Code Tabulation Area 83604". 2000 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  5. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Department of the Interior. 1979. Retrieved April 21, 2007.