- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mars Hill531 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY22.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 46.6637, -68.0098
Venus is a artwork in Maine, at a modelled 178 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercury, a artwork 0.3 miles away. FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
Diameter: 5.2 inches (13.2 cm) Location: Budget Traveler Motor Inn Constructed by: Caribou Tech Center (Caribou High School) Painted by: Jeanie McGowan, Curator of Collections at the Northern Maine Museum of Science and student at the UM Presque Isle
- Material
- styrofoam
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Venus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill | SE 136° | 531 m | 13.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | S 189° | 508 m | 17.5 mi |
| Number Nine Mountain | S 182° | 494 m | 16.7 mi |
| Scopan Mountain | WSW 247° | 433 m | 9.4 mi |
| Scopan Knob | SW 235° | 432 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hovey Mountain | S 186° | 415 m | 19.1 mi |
| Nighthawk Mountain | SSW 196° | 410 m | 21.0 mi |
| Maple Mountain | S 183° | 409 m | 18.6 mi |
- 22.7 mi off the FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAYNational
- 28.3 mi off the ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAYNational
124 named places within 25 miles
- Hobart Hill: 3.2 mi
- North Peak: 3.5 mi
- Quaggy Joe: 4.2 mi
- South Peak: 4.2 mi
- Edmunds Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mantle Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.2 mi
- Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Northern Maine Fair: 1.7 mi
- Peace Park: 1.9 mi
- Caribou Stream Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Sasəkatəkok/ Sasokatokuk Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Ashland Public Reserved Land: 18.8 mi
- Upland Wildlife Habitat Area: 19.0 mi
- Pollard Flat Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Northern Maine Museum of Science: 0.7 mi
- Presque Isle Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Maysville Museum: 4.4 mi
- Caribou Historical Center & Museum: 9.6 mi
- Frontier Heritage History Museum: 11.2 mi
- Loring Air Force Base Tank Farm: 19.1 mi
- AGM-28 Hound Dog: 19.9 mi
- Caribou Air Force Station: 22.0 mi
- Nordic Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- University Garden: 0.4 mi
- Haystack Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- 2: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:39 | 19:43 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:52 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 14:56 | 15:47 |
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