Artwork · Maine
Birk
Birk is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilja, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates43.87557, -69.66293
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gregory Hiking Trail: 0.3 mi
- Indiantown Island Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Spectacle Island Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Beaver Pond Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Greenleaf Point: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- McCobb Hill: 1.0 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 2.2 mi
- Smith Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Minneconcha Park: 1.3 mi
- Clifford Park: 1.3 mi
- Central Park: 1.4 mi
- Boothbay Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Boothbay Common: 1.5 mi
Museums: 36
- NeKrangan II Museum: 1.2 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 2.8 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 1.4 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 1.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.9 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 2.0 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 30
- Cole Beach: 3.7 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 3.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.2 mi
- South Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hotel Beach: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 29
- Lilja: 0.1 mi
- Søren: 0.2 mi
- Roskva: 0.2 mi
- Flock of Birds: 0.2 mi
- Windsound: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 0.1 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Arbor Garden: 0.2 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 18
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 4.9 mi
- Morse Point: 11.7 mi
- The Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 19.2 mi
- Burnt Head: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 6.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Birk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | N 357° | 135 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNE 22° | 106 m | 16.1 mi |
| Call Hill | NNW 347° | 105 m | 14.9 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NE 51° | 92 m | 15.0 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | ENE 74° | 87 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNE 22° | 83 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | WSW 244° | 81 m | 9.7 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | SW 229° | 79 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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