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Charon

Charon from directly overhead

Charon is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 508 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pluto, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 25 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

Diameter: 1 inch 2.54 cm) Moon Charon (diameter 0.5 inch or 1.8 cm, 8.5 inches or 21.6 cm from planet axis) Location: Houlton Information Center (Maine Tourism Association) Construction: wood ball Constructed by UM-Presque Isle. Painted by Jeanie McGowan

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.14086, -67.84194
Around it

81 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Parks: 11
  • Community Park: 0.8 mi
  • Houlton Public Boat Access: 0.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 1.0 mi
  • Monument Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pierce Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Briggs Mills Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Pitch Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Hastings Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Warren Falls: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton: 1.1 mi
  • Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Bridgewater Historical Association: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill Dam: 8.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainNNW 331°508 m21.7 mi
Number Nine MountainNNW 336°494 m21.3 mi
Sam Drew MountainWSW 251°461 m13.5 mi
Hovey MountainNNW 330°415 m19.9 mi
Nighthawk MountainNW 319°410 m21.1 mi
Maple MountainNNW 333°409 m19.8 mi
Meduxnekeag MountainNNW 326°403 m20.6 mi
Sholler MountainW 277°403 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0419:44
June solstice05:4120:4121:27
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:1215:5816:49

Local time (America/Moncton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131526395160666456443321
Precip in2.72.02.72.93.54.03.63.53.44.03.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houlton AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5967829788

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