Arco, Idaho

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Arco, Idaho is a small historic town in eastern Idaho known for being the first community in the world ever lit by electricity generated from nuclear power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf incorporated city
town
areaCode 208
986
coordinates 43.636°N 113.300°W
country United States
county Butte County, Idaho
distanceTo about 18 miles northwest of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
about 18 miles southeast of EBR-I
electrificationDate 1955-07-17
electrifiedBy Experimental Breeder Reactor I
elevationInFeet 5325
elevationInMeters 1623
FIPSCode 16-02810
GNISFeatureID 0396090
governmentType mayor–council government
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasEconomicActivity tourism related to Craters of the Moon
tourism related to nuclear history
hasHistoricalSignificance first community in the world lit by electricity generated from nuclear power
hasLocalAttraction EBR-I Atomic Museum
Number Hill
hasNickname Atomic City
incorporationStatus incorporated city
isCountySeatOf Butte County, Idaho
knownFor nuclear energy history
proximity to Craters of the Moon lava fields
locatedInRegion eastern Idaho
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedInValley Lost River Valley
locatedNear Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Lost River Range
locatedOnRiver Big Lost River
namedAfter Georg von Arco
near Experimental Breeder Reactor I National Historic Landmark
Idaho National Laboratory
partOf Inland Northwest
populationCharacteristic small town
postalCode 83213
region Upper Snake River region
state Idaho
transportationRoute U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 93

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Butte County, Idaho countySeat Arco, Idaho
Butte County, Idaho largestCity Arco, Idaho
Butte County, Idaho contains Arco, Idaho
Big Lost River near Arco, Idaho
subject linked to: Big Lost River (part)
Butte City, Idaho locatedNear Arco, Idaho
EBR-I near Arco, Idaho
Big Butte near Arco, Idaho
Big Butte visibleFrom Arco, Idaho
Great Rift of Idaho hasNearbyCity Arco, Idaho
Inferno Cone near Arco, Idaho
Spatter Cones area near Arco, Idaho
Central Idaho contains Arco, Idaho
subject linked to: central Idaho