Uranus
Uranus is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgewater Historical Association, a museum 0.4 miles away. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
Diameter: 22 inches (56 cm) Location: Bridgewater Town Hall Construction: Constructed by: Southern Aroostook Applied Technology (Houlton High School) Painted by: Houlton High School Base constructed by David Tardie and his students, Loring Job Corps, Ceme
What to expect
How to reach it
98 named places within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Packard Hill: 2.1 mi
- Estabrook Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 4.2 mi
- Nineteen Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Prestile Stream Dam & Park: 6.9 mi
- Village Playground: 11.0 mi
- Aroostook State Park: 15.6 mi
- The Little School Community Park: 15.9 mi
- Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Association: 0.4 mi
- Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum: 12.4 mi
- Northern Maine Museum of Science: 19.3 mi
- Presque Isle Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton: 20.3 mi
- Paragon Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Sasəkatəkok/ Sasokatokuk Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Hammond Public Reserved Land: 14.2 mi
- Briggs Mills Falls: 12.6 mi
- Middle Pitch Falls: 12.8 mi
- Old Mill Dam: 12.6 mi
- University Garden: 19.0 mi
- Nordic Heritage Center: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Uranus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill | NNE 11° | 531 m | 7.2 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | W 268° | 508 m | 10.6 mi |
| Number Nine Mountain | W 271° | 494 m | 8.6 mi |
| Scopan Mountain | NW 309° | 433 m | 21.2 mi |
| Scopan Knob | WNW 302° | 432 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hovey Mountain | WSW 258° | 415 m | 10.2 mi |
| Nighthawk Mountain | WSW 257° | 410 m | 14.1 mi |
| Maple Mountain | W 259° | 409 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:40 | 19:41 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:51 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 14:57 | 15:48 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgewater, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5967829787
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