- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 15.2 miles
- Mount Megunticook419 m · 10.1 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0981, -69.1054
Sphere is a artwork in Maine, at a modelled 5 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Sphere. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | N 11° | 419 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 344° | 390 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 350° | 384 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNW 344° | 375 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 15° | 331 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NNW 343° | 330 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NNW 329° | 313 m | 7.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 334° | 291 m | 7.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sandy Beach Park: 0.0 mi
- Buoy Park: 0.3 mi
- Gilbert and Adams Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Chapman Park: 0.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Square: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Ingraham Hill: 1.1 mi
- Post Hill: 1.7 mi
- Benner Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Plaisted Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Rockland Bog Overlook: 2.9 mi
- Weskeag Headlands Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Ash Point Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Thomaston Town Forest: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 48
- Sandy Beach: 0.0 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lucia Beach: 4.0 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 6.2 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 7.7 mi
Museums: 37
- Sail Power & Steam Museum: 0.3 mi
- Coastal Children’s Museum: 0.3 mi
- Maine Lighthouse Museum: 0.3 mi
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art: 0.4 mi
- Farnsworth Art Museum: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Cannon: 0.8 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 2.5 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 13.9 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Prison Show Room: 4.5 mi
- The Wall: 4.5 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 21.7 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 22.8 mi
- The Barn: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 6
- Lobster: 0.3 mi
- Seagull: 0.5 mi
- Puffin Wall: 0.5 mi
- Andre the Seal: 6.3 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Millerite Ledges: 10.7 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Spruce Head: 15.0 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 17.3 mi
- The Bluff: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 10.3 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 10.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 13.7 mi
- Miller School Garden: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 7.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 13.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 7 mi away.
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