Historic site · Maine
Captain Hanson Gregory
Captain Hanson Gregory is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Cove Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In commemoration this is the birthplace of Captain Hanson Gregory who First invented the hole in the donut in the year 1847
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.13407, -69.10012
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Glen Cove Park: 0.4 mi
- Johnson Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Marie Reed Park: 1.2 mi
- Walter Butler Square: 1.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Beech Hill Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Rockland Bog Overlook: 2.4 mi
- Sides Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Beauchamp Point Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Harkness Preserve: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 49
- Sandy Beach: 2.5 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 3.8 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 5.2 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 5.4 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 6.3 mi
Museums: 37
- Farnsworth Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- Shore Village Lighthouse Museum Library: 2.2 mi
- Farnsworth Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- Shore Village Museum: 2.2 mi
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Millerite Ledges: 8.2 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Spruce Head: 12.6 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 15.0 mi
- The Bluff: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Cannon: 1.8 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 7
- Puffin Wall: 2.0 mi
- Seagull: 2.0 mi
- Lobster: 2.2 mi
- Sphere: 2.5 mi
- Andre the Seal: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 2.2 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 10.4 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 10.4 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 11.2 mi
- Miller School Garden: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- Prison Show Room: 6.0 mi
- The Wall: 6.0 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 22.6 mi
- The Barn: 23.5 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Captain Hanson Gregory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 12° | 419 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 335° | 390 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 345° | 384 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNW 336° | 375 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 17° | 331 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NNW 337° | 330 m | 9.5 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | N 354° | 317 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NW 313° | 313 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
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