Abbe Museum
Abbe Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the south-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Eden's Civil War Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.
The story
The Abbe Museum is a cultural institution with two locations in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. It is dedicated to illuminating and advancing greater understanding of Wabanaki Nations' heritage, living cultures, and homelands. The museum is led by a Wabanaki-majority Board of Trustees and works in consultation with representatives of the Tribal Nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy (including, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot peoples) - centering their voices in exhibitions and programming. The museum maintains two locations: a downtown location at 26 Mount Desert Street in the center of Bar Harbor, and a historic trailside location at Sieur de Monts Spring in Acadia National Park. The Sieur de Monts building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of Maine's first purpose-built museum buildings and a rare example of Mediterranean-inspired architecture in the state. It is one of the only two remaining privately-operated trailside museums within the National Park system.
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Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q6033092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 5.6 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 16.4 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 18.6 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 2 mi
- Sunset view · 3 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 4 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Green: 0.1 mi
- Barker Park: 0.2 mi
- Grant Park: 0.3 mi
- Agamont Park: 0.3 mi
- Harborview Park: 0.3 mi
- Kebo Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Great Hill: 1.3 mi
- Great Pond Hill: 1.5 mi
- The Whitecap: 2.1 mi
- Brewer Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Stave Island Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Flat Island: 5.1 mi
- Stone Barn Farm Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Kittredge Brook Forest: 5.4 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
- Boulder Beach: 5.1 mi
- Lamoine Beach: 5.9 mi
- Hunters Beach: 6.1 mi
- Little Hunters Beach: 6.1 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 0.9 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Newlin Garden: 0.9 mi
- COA Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 1.7 mi
- Sols Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Central Slabs: 2.8 mi
- The Alcove: 2.8 mi
- Lower Wall: 2.9 mi
- South Wall Main Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 0.0 mi
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 0.4 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 1.1 mi
- Kurt Diederich: 1.9 mi
- Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 2.0 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 1.0 mi
- Abbe Museum: 1.8 mi
- Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Winter Harbor Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Somesville Museum and Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Egg Rock Light Station: 4.0 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 7.8 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 9.6 mi
- Baker Island Light: 10.1 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 1.1 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 1.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 4.3 mi
- Maple Spring: 4.8 mi
- Birch Spring: 5.3 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 0.3 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 0.3 mi
- The Bubble: 4.0 mi
- Thunder Hole: 4.7 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 5.2 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 1.5 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 5.3 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 17.1 mi
- Long Falls: 21.0 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 0.2 mi
- Water Street Mural: 15.1 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 4.6 mi
- Double Arch: 19.3 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Long Cove: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Abbe Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Mountain | SSW 201° | 466 m | 2.5 mi |
| Sargent Mountain | SW 228° | 419 m | 4.5 mi |
| Dorr Mountain | SSW 193° | 387 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | SSW 209° | 380 m | 4.1 mi |
| Penobscot Mountain | SW 219° | 360 m | 4.8 mi |
| Champlain Mountain | SSE 167° | 323 m | 2.6 mi |
| Dike Peak | SSW 196° | 321 m | 3.7 mi |
| Gilmore Peak | SW 228° | 316 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:37 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:09 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 13 mi
- Surry · 17 mi
- Ellsworth · 18 mi
- Orland · 29 mi
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